and of course you're too daft solange to realise that EU diplomats arePoliticalBeings
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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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The "separation of powers" historically never meant between politicians and civil servants.
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Executive, Legislature and Judiciary were the traditional three branches. Crown/Prime Minister & Civil Service not separate
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The idea of a Civil Service with independent *power* gradually arose in the late 20th Century.
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