Traditionally, when a new US administration comes to power they are able to exchange a lot of people in the civil service. In the UK a new administration can change the minister of a department but not the permanent secretary of a department.
I would expect more positions being political appointments leading to less scientists being involved in decisions.
Insofar as this is true, I want to know why, and why the US doesn’t have a similar tradition.
Traditionally, when a new US administration comes to power they are able to exchange a lot of people in the civil service. In the UK a new administration can change the minister of a department but not the permanent secretary of a department.
I would expect more positions being political appointments leading to less scientists being involved in decisions.
The UK government also has many non-ministerial departments: