Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott advises Canada's Conservative Party on how to overcome bureaucratic and ideological obstacles, citing his own experience and examples from the UK and US.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has claimed his government was stifled by “unaccountable” bureaucrats and a “leftist establishment” in an article advising Canada ’s Conservative Party how to combat them.Former prime minister Tony Abbott has claimed his government was stifled by “unaccountable” bureaucrats and a “leftist establishment”, while urging Canada ’s Conservative Party not to make the same mistakes.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has claimed his government was stifled by “unaccountable” bureaucrats and a “leftist establishment”, while urging Canada’s Conservative Party not to make the same mistakes. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman The former Liberal leader also claimed some of his government had been hamstrung by “unelected and unaccountable officials” who had"snowed" some of his ministers.
“I would have insisted that at least a version of their thinking be made public well before an election. That way, the bureaucracy — or at least that section of it still motivated by traditional Westminster ideals of impartial public service — would have had more guidance in policy formation.
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