Taking the Mickey

Today's news that Government appointed a Labour staffer to a Constitutional guardian role in Cabinet Office, opens a new front in the politicisation of the Civil Service row, following 'Donorgate'.

The new Labour Government is fully entitled to see its agenda delivered. It is entitled to make changes to Whitehall to help it deliver its agenda. And, it is entitled to ensure it has the right staff in the Civil Service to deliver that agenda.

But there are rules and norms to be followed. As I have already set out in One Rule for Them, if a Conservativ…