While I agree with the general sentiment that civil servants shouldn’t be political, getting selected as the head of a department, or the leader of an organization has significant political overtones. Mind you, my understanding of the role is directly related to the TV series “Yes, Minister,” so there’s likely to be a few gaps.
It’s not particularly LAMF. Civil servants aren’t political, they just run the department according to whatever policy the government of the day has.
While I agree with the general sentiment that civil servants shouldn’t be political, getting selected as the head of a department, or the leader of an organization has significant political overtones. Mind you, my understanding of the role is directly related to the TV series “Yes, Minister,” so there’s likely to be a few gaps.
Not for nothing Whitehall is known as the House of Cards. Look at any aspect too long and you’ll see its more hole than cheese.