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> - Then why not directly make one of those experts actually the Minister? If you watch Yes, Minister (and Yes, Prime Minister), the show's thesis is that the
by cwyers 8y ago
> - Then why not directly make one of those experts actually the Minister?
If you watch Yes, Minister (and Yes, Prime Minister), the show's thesis is that the system is mostly set up so that the civil service can run things regardless of whatever policies the politicians are trying to implement.
- m0skit0 8y agoThen what are politicians for?
- cwyers 8y agoTo take the blame, mostly, as far as the show is concerned. Hacker even says it in one episode, I think the one about the civil service pay rise (or maybe the one about civil service honors). Going from memory: Sir Humphrey: Civil servants are paid but a modest wage. Hacker: Modest? You make more than me. Compared to who? Sir Humphrey: Comparable positions in industry. Hacker: In industry, when you do something wrong, you get the boot. In civil service, when you do something wrong, I get the boot.