Whitehall’s significance: 

Whitehall has always been characterized by secrecy. It is the place where the people that effectively ‘run the country’ are hidden away from the general public. Whitehall is known as the executive and includes top institutions like the M.O.D. These giant departments that were created provide governments and politicians the opportunity to remove controversies from the publics watchful gaze and resolve them away from all the fuse. Each of these departments have great historical significance as they stand at the centre of the UK government.  The modern service of Whitehall was developed in the mid nineteenth century when the bourgeoisie used their political and economic power to gain the control that they wanted. Other levels included are the legislature e.g the monarch in parliament, the house of commons and lords in Westminster, as well as the judiciary of  independent courts that determine common law and interprets the acts of parliament in the high court.

However because of the high level of secrecy surrounding Whitehall it has made the British government one of the most closed governments in the entire world. With factors such as the official secrets act helping to keep issues away from the medias hands. When it comes to civil servants they  are said to be permanent, politically neutral and anonymous, although this can be questioned when information is sometimes leaked from Whitehall to the newspapers. One of the main questions to ask is does the civil service match the needs of the modern state? this has been something i have taking into account when writing my politics essay, but if you want to comment just leave a message below.