Even if you don’t work in the public sector, you can’t fail to have noticed reports about squeezes on finances, belts being tightened and people fearing for their jobs. For those of us who have been in the public sector for more years than we care to remember, it is a cycle we’ve been through before. The forthcoming general election only serves to put the public sector under the spotlight – with the usual focus on anything that may vaguely come under the heading of spin doctor. The saddest aspect of this part of the cycle is the way the focus can change from the job in hand, which many…