Agree.
Total non story really, civil servants, easy target. I feel really sorry for some of them actually, just like the military most are good guys trying to do a good job, but, again just like the military, there are some who ought really be given their marching orders. The civils I have been working with recently dislike the bonus scheme intensely.
Bigger question is why the MOD has people dealing with mega million pound projects, with associated responsibilities, who are still being paid peanuts compared to their industry (and sometimes military) contempories.
Comparing terms of employment/service of military and MOD civil servants is utterly ridiculous. You don't hear the police or fire brigade constantly bleating about home office CS terms & conditions.
As I said, we (well some) mil folks like to attack them because they are such an easy target.