> It's still democratic, as a minister can choose to ignore this advice, at their own peril, and issue orders
Whilst this is true, the civil service has been alleged to leak/ brief against such orders, not to mention be obstructive about their implementation.
The hard part for me at least is telling whether this is because eg "ordering us to make buildings out of compacted sand is hard" or "we are going to drag our feet as much as we can because this is dumb"
Whilst this is true, the civil service has been alleged to leak/ brief against such orders, not to mention be obstructive about their implementation.
The hard part for me at least is telling whether this is because eg "ordering us to make buildings out of compacted sand is hard" or "we are going to drag our feet as much as we can because this is dumb"