Post #1479721
2026-02-18 08:06 UTC
@djstreethawk @hypolite @mullvadnet I say civil service, but I mean a non-partisan, expert organisation. Could be an academic institution.
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@GerardThornley@hachyderm.io 2026-02-18 22:54
@alexanderdyas @djstreethawk @hypolite @mullvadnet "... a non-partisan, expert organisation ...." you mean... exactly what the civil service is supposed to be? I've seen some other problematic law recently, and it got me to wondering if the problem might be that the civil service has been hollowed out through years of excessive cuts, and has simply lost the people with experience and expertise to properly advise governments. There may also be an issue of governments bringing their own people in, either because they don't trust the civil service, or more concerningly, because of outside influence. I fear it may be a combination of all the above.