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To what extent are senior British civil servants still “anonymous, permanent and politically neutral?”
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To what extent are senior British civil servants still "anonymous, permanent and politically neutral?" The British executive is divided into two halves, the political arm and the administrative arm. The political arm consists of the elected and unelected politicians who run the various departments and sit in cabinet, while the administrative arm consists of the civil service. The civil service is essentially the machinery of government, carrying out the policies created by politicians. The civil service has a hierarchical structure, stretching from the top officials concerned with policy matters, right down to the hundreds of thousands of junior civil servants concerned solely with administration. Senior civil servants have traditionally been referred to as mandarins. They are responsible for running government departments and work closely with the actual minister, and include the posts from assistant secretary to permanent secretary. Traditionally the civil service has had a closed career structure....
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