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Evidence is presented that power is not held exclusively by directly elected public officials in GB, & that nonelected civil servants often thwart or modify the will of ministers & Parliament. For example, recommendations made by the Fulton Committee in a 1968 report (no publication information provided) on the civil service were embraced by ministers, but effectively side-stepped or diluted by civil service mandarins. It is shown that civil service officials have much more power today than traditionally thought acceptable & ministers are experiencing increasing pressures that result in even more reliance on civil servants. The relative advantages of this situation for civil servants are noted, & ramifications for future policy making are considered. J. Cannon.