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Scottish parties' fury as mandarin 'goes native'

Sir Peter Housden has become embroiled in political controversy amid claims of 'going native'.

Sir Peter Housden has become embroiled in political controversy amid claims of ‘going native' in his role as permanent secretary to the Scottish Executive advising the Scottish Nationalist Party.

The conduct of Scotland's top civil servant, a former permanent secretary at the DCLG, has been questioned amid concerns he posted inadvisable comments – perceived by critics as advancing the Scottish National Party's independence agenda – on an internal ‘blog'.

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