"the Civil Service works under the obligation of political accountability"
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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Because our executive and legislature are one. It's to give effect to a modified separation of powers.
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It arose around the same time in the USA, where legislature and executive are separate.
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I tend to assume it's part of the general managerial revolution, along with the "post-war consensus" in politics.
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