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In reality the Civil Service runs a country. Politicians are mainly meddling chumps. Like new managers constantly ordering sweeping changes but hardly aware of
by deepnet 11y ago
In reality the Civil Service runs a country.
Politicians are mainly meddling chumps. Like new managers constantly ordering sweeping changes but hardly aware of how things are implemented on the ground.
Inventing feel good stats which are juked.
The old BBC series Yes, Minister is the most realistic depiction of politics.
Blind trust of authority is all too commonplace; the default should be mistrust of those who wield power.
- testrun 11y agoNot quite, those meddling chumps write the laws, which the bureaucrats implements.
- deepnet 11y agoUnfortunately lobbyists write much of the legislation these days. Otherwise legal and permanent secretaries ( civil servants ) draft laws and parliaments ( congress ) debate and amend them. I conceed the executive branch does propose the policy and ideas on which they are based. I am all for legislatures ( parliaments ) and elected representatives but the executive ( govt. ) seems to increasingly be at odds with the citizenry and serve those who fund their election or pad their retirements with directorships. Sure have govt. just much less of it - there are far too many laws and far too many bad laws. Fewer better, well considered laws, informed by public debate. Really watch a couple of episodes of Yes Minister, that shows how it works not how they say it works.
- riffraff 11y agoThey actually don't, as very few MPs have the necessary legal qualifications. So staff, writes it. It isn't uncommon for legislators to be unable to grasp details of the things they propose.