The Rise of Political Advisors in the Westminster System
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- The Westminster civil service tradition -- Features of Westminster advisory systems -- Alternatives to Westminster advisory systems -- America: the legacy of the spoils system -- European cabinet system -- Approach -- Outline -- References -- 2 Genesis and rise -- United Kingdom -- Canada -- Australia -- New Zealand -- Analysis -- Numbers of advisors -- Roles of advisors -- Influence of advisors -- References -- 3 Advisors and the civil service -- United Kingdom -- Canada -- Australia -- New Zealand -- Analysis -- References -- 4 Scandals and controversies -- United Kingdom -- Exceeding authority -- Media issues -- Canada -- Interference with the bureaucracy -- Exceeding authority -- Miscommunication -- Australia -- Media issues -- Interference with the bureaucracy -- Parliamentary issues -- New Zealand -- Classification of scandals -- Media issues -- Advisors overstepping their roles -- Categorisation of advisors' roles -- Interference with the bureaucracy -- Miscommunication -- Causes of scandals -- The politics/media interface -- The faction/opposition interface -- Overly partisan behaviour -- Appointments by patronage -- The influence of money on politics -- Lack of legal or political regulation -- References -- 5 Legal and political regulation -- United Kingdom -- Legal regulation -- Parliamentary scrutiny -- Scrutiny by oversight bodies -- Canada -- Legal regulation -- Parliamentary scrutiny -- Scrutiny by oversight bodies -- Australia -- Legal regulation -- Parliamentary scrutiny -- Scrutiny by oversight bodies -- New Zealand -- Legal regulation -- Parliamentary scrutiny -- Scrutiny by oversight bodies -- Adequacy of legal and political regulation -- References -- 6 Realigning Westminster