I'm still genuinely curious where your bizarre theory came from, BTW.
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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but I'm interested in alternative theories. The idea that it is *more* democratic to do things this way is new to me.
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Independent power? I was talking about impartiality.
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How is "separation of powers" not about power?
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Impartiality is a duty, not a power.
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To recap: you now "don't doubt" that the "bizarre notion" of impartiality is enshrined in statute. But you think it shouldn't be.
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The bizarre notion is that it is required for democracy, rather than being a compromise to democracy.
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What I think *should be" is a different question altogether, one that I don't think you would be much interested in.
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If there were a separation of legislature and executive in a Parliamentary system, impartiality might be less of a "requirement".
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