"''As the department works on the Strategic Defence and Security Review and debates its budget with the Treasury, the minister has warned many of his staff to expect to work at least six days weeks until October''
That'll come as a huge shock to the many military staff who commute, by coming in late Monday afternoon and leaving the building on Friday morning to get home then. Going to totally mess up their time with their families, which isn't good.
As for bollotoms misinformed BS, absolute rubbish - for the CS affected there is no overtime budget at the moment, so they'll be working for free (maybe getting TOIL later) and won't qualify for any meals on duty or accomodation. Lets not let the truth get in the way of a rant though.