Civil servants are independent. In trying to politicise them you are a disgrace to Parliamentary democracy.
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So (1) you retract your claim Fulton doesn't say what it in fact says?
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and (2) an "underpinning of democracy" is new since 1968?
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No idea what you're on about now, sorry. If you've a point, feel free to make it.
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I was not arguing that aiming for impartiality is without merit: I was disputing the "underpinning of democracy" claim.
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The (very hard) job of running a civil service is balancing professionalism with political accountability.
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A separation of powers underpins democracy.
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there are a few threads now to this discussion. This is the one I care about (your legal claims are no doubt correct).
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