Originally Posted by Fox3WheresMyBanana:7902861
I am not convinced that Ministers are 'misled'. Over the last 30 years, we have a generation of Ministers who generally don't want to hear anything but the words 'Yes, Minister'. In order to ensure this happens, they surround themselves with Special Advisors, whose jobs directly depend on the Ministers liking them. The SpAds then ensure that the civil servants, VSOs, etc only tell them things which can be weaseled into a form that allows the words 'Yes, Minister' to be used.
You have to sack the guy at the top, because s/he is the only one with the authority to ensure they are being told the truth.
Completely agree. The purity of truth is led from the top and sadly there are many sycophantic tiers below that are happy to indulge the man at the top in his emperors new clothes. See it with my own eyes and I bet many contributors here have too.