
Talking Politics Guide to ... Being a Civil Servant
TALKING POLITICS
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The Differences Between the American and Westminster Systems
The idea of a civil servant, it's much more closely tied to the executive. The executive simply has the power to hire and file on a far greater scale. With each new presidential administration, thousands of senior positions sweep into post. Washington literally kind of clears out one lot and the other lot move in.
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