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1785904523

No tradesmen and no women : the origins of the British civil service.

Author: Coolican, Michael.

Publication year: 2018

Language: English

Media class: Hardback

Classification: 352.63

Publisher: London : Biteback Publishing, 2018.

ISBN: 9781785904523 (hbk.) : 20.00

Notes:

The history and future of the British civil service are explored in this storied look at the institution's developing culture from forty-year civil servant Coolican. Is our civil service fit for purpose? Michael Coolican takes John Reid's damning statement about the Home Office as his point of departure for a comprehensive overview and evaluation of the machinery behind the government and the people who make public services work on a daily basis. Beginning with Henry VIII's chief minister Thomas Cromwell, Michael Coolican takes us on an odyssey through the history of the British civil service, starting with a time when public positions were sold and traded through Royal Warrant.