Abstract
Here is a quotation from a book by C. Foster & F Plowden, The State Under Stress (1996) :
[…] the civil service is a more hopeful instrument of changes than politicians can ever be. They are in a better position to retain and restore old notions of good administration and civil service management, at the same time as learning to manage contracts and agencies as efficiently as the best private-sector management, because they
have a long-term interest in government.
But the price of achieving such levels of efficiency is that the role of the minister must be limited. […]
I) What main point about the British system of government do the authors make ?
II) To what extent does this statement match what you know about the British system of government ?
N.B. : ce devoir consiste en un commentaire d'un énoncé concernant le Civil Service – il faut partir de cet énoncé pour en décortiquer les arguments et en profiter pour montrer ce que vous savez sur le Civil Service. Cet exercice a pour but de vous entraîner à formuler des connaissances en anglais tout en bâtissant un raisonnement.
