INDEPENDENT - HONEST!!

“The Commission is ‘INDEPENDENT’ of the Civil Service and government.” that is what it claims on its rather grand looking website. See here:

       http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/

              This is despite the fact:

 1) It is set up by the Cabinet Office (the Civil Service department charged with monitoring all other civil service departments.

2) It is funded  by the Cabinet Office, (at tax payers expense of course)

3) It is accountable to the Cabinet Office.

4) It is run by Civil Servants

       In the Civil Service this is what is classed as "INDEPENDENT."