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>a lot of legislation is being written in more and more vague terms, with more and more things delegated either to the cabinet ministers or (as in this case) un
by Barrin92 5y ago
>a lot of legislation is being written in more and more vague terms, with more and more things delegated either to the cabinet ministers or (as in this case) unelected bureaucrats to make decisions.
not necessarily a bad thing. Has somewhat of a democratic deficit, but these days in most countries the quality of legislators is horrid while most independent bureaucratic institutions are still relatively competent.
who'd you want to write anti-trust legislation in the US, Lina Khan or Diane Feinstein? The political institutions in many countries are basically decomposing compared to the technical and administrative ones.
- stephen_g 5y agoOur executive and legislature is combined in Australia (the cabinet is made up of members of the House of Representatives or senators from the party with the majority) and our public service (which cabinet ministers oversee in their portfolios) used to be really good and fiercely independent but has been increasingly politicised (especially over the last six or seven years, given the party in power) so not so much here.