The removal of the senior civil servant at the Ministry of Finance comes as the country faces an energy crisis and the new government announces a massive intervention to freeze accounts. Sir Tom, who is leaving the public service after a 30-year career and was previously the UK’s representative to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, said: “The Chancellor decided it was time for new leadership at the Treasury, and so we will I am leaving with immediate effect. “It has been the privilege of my career to lead this great institution since 2016. I wish the Treasury all the best in the moments ahead and will be cheering from the sidelines.” Sir Tom’s sacking was heavily criticized by Lord Macpherson, his predecessor as permanent secretary to the Treasury, who tweeted: “Tom Scholar is the best civil servant of his generation. Firing him makes no sense. “His experience would be invaluable in the coming months as government policy puts enormous upward pressure on the cost of funding. As Gordon Brown used to say, “they don’t think”.
