Originally Posted by
Stickshift3000
This is essentially the gist of the opening post (I believe); the dumbing down of the public service & loss of specialist staff.
I have seen it for myself over 10 years in an unrelated area. Where does the government now get current, best advice? Consultants. Often they are ex-employees of the very same agency...
Sadly, I have also seen this in government and also the consequences when a poorly oversighted industry is loosed on the public.