The Victims Bill of Rights merely lists a series of guidelines that those in the criminal justice system should take into account, as they see fit. It does not compel them to do so.
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Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.
There is no manual for a job at the top of government but a few golden rules are largely agreed upon by those who have experienced ministerial life.
Report found deputy PM to have been abrasive and intimidating to civil servants who have waited months for action to be taken.
The senior civil servant who investigated the partygate scandal is leaving to join the opposition. It’s a very surprising move.
RIshi Sunak has said he won’t suspend the deputy prime minister while dozens of accusations about his conduct are investigated.
When civil servants and MPs can’t speak up against ministers, they can’t do their jobs properly.
The explicitly anti-democratic movement seems to have the ear of a major GOP donor – along with at least two GOP front-runners for the US Senate.
The plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs could make service delivery impossible after decades of decline.
In his new book, Nigeria Democracy Without Development: How To Fix It, international political economist Omano Edigheji explains why democracy has not led to development in Nigeria.
South Africa’s public sector works somewhat better than those of most other middle-income countries. Yet, unlike them, it has not managed to achieve gains in the midst of messiness.
Kenya faces the dilemma of an ageing workforce. The problem can be addressed by developing a strategic workforce plan for employees.
If work doesn’t need to be done in Ottawa-area offices, does it need to be done in Ottawa at all?
A law from 1969 is still having an impact on nursing pay in Denmark today.
Nyachae always served at the intersection of politics and administration. Nevertheless, he was more of a firm manager than a politician.
For decades, presidents beginning with Andrew Jackson routinely replaced large swaths of the government workforce, often requiring them to pay fees to political parties in exchange for their jobs.
For decades, presidents routinely replaced large swaths of the government workforce, often requiring them to pay fees to political parties in exchange for their jobs.
Professionalism has to start with ministers for it to stand any chance of being embedded throughout the public service.
Politics cannot be separated from emotion, as the past few months have clearly shown.
Chief adviser Dominic Cummings doesn’t have much time for the civil service, preferring political appointees instead.
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