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 controversiesUnited 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 regulationReferences; 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; The Westminster legacy; Individual ministerial responsibility: theory and practice
Ministerial responsibility in the post-NPM eraCodification of ministerial responsibility; The media and public expectations of ministerial responsibility; Political advisors and parliamentary accountability; Towards a new accountability framework: vertical and horizontal accountability; The decline of vertical accountability; The rise of horizontal accountability; Oversight bodies; Media; References; 7 Conclusion; Index
