Plausible Deniability

[BCram]

I wonder if there is a way of getting the Civil service to behave in a different way? I think rules and contracts of employment should be explained to the general public so that we understand the role of the civil servant. Are we wrong in assuming that their allegiance is to the state? Americans pledge allegiance to the flag, what is the duty of our civil servants.
SPADS should be paid for by the political parties who employ them. Is this the case?

[islaydarkblue]

I wonder if there is a way of getting the Civil service to behave in a different way? I think rules and contracts of employment should be explained to the general public so that we understand the role of the civil servant. Are we wrong in assuming that their allegiance is to the state? Americans pledge allegiance to the flag, what is the duty of our civil servants.
SPADS should be paid for by the political parties who employ them. Is this the case?

I think that SPADS are paid for by the taxpayers as they are basically advising U.K. government ministers what to say or reply when answering letters and emails.
It will be the same for SPADS in the Scottish Government with them advising Scottish Government ministers what to say or reply when also letters and emails.
However I am not sure if the Green ministers who are list MSPs have SPADS as last Monday I received a letter from Patrick Harvie Leader of the Greens and a Scottish Government minister which contained a glaring mistake.
This letter from Patrick Harvie was in reply to an email I had sent to him at the end of November 2023 raising a couple of concerns I had including Patrick Harvie wanting to rip out all gas and oil fired boilers and replace them with heat pumps at considerable expense to Scottish householders.