246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1992. In this lively and controversial book, Kevin Theakston examines the Yes, Minister -style argument popularised by Tony Benn and Richard Crossman that the civil service obstructs Labour government policies. He argues that in fact the Labour party’s problems and failures in office are largely political in origin.
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General Editor’s Preface; Preface; 1. Introduction 2. Labour Governments and the Mandarins 3. The Attlee Government and the Reform of the Civil Service 4. Labour and the Fulton Report 5. Efficiency or Democracy? Labour and Civil Service Recruitment 6. Labour, Parliamentary Accountability and Open Government 7. Labour, Thatcher and the Future of the Civil Service; Notes; Index
Biography
Kevin Theakston is a specialist in British government and politics. He has a long-standing interest in Whitehall, the civil service and government ministers, and haz written several books on those subjects.
