The Treasury and Whitehall

The Treasury and Whitehall

Author: Colin Thain

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 9780198277842

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This comprehensive account of the Treasury and its control of public expenditure assesses the record through the years of the Thatcher and Major Governments, explaining how key spending decisions are made.


The Treasury Project

The Treasury Project

Author: Mark Power

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13:

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A series of photographs taken by Mark Power between December 2000 and July 2002 at HM Treasury, Whitehall, London, documenting the refurbishment of the Treasury buildings.


The Green Book

The Green Book

Author: Great Britain. Treasury

Publisher: Stationery Office

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 9780115601071

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This new edition incorporates revised guidance from H.M Treasury which is designed to promote efficient policy development and resource allocation across government through the use of a thorough, long-term and analytically robust approach to the appraisal and evaluation of public service projects before significant funds are committed. It is the first edition to have been aided by a consultation process in order to ensure the guidance is clearer and more closely tailored to suit the needs of users.


The Cabinet Office, 1916-2016

The Cabinet Office, 1916-2016

Author: Anthony Seldon

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781785901737

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The first, definitive history of one of Britain's most important political institutions.


The Treasury in Public Policy-Making

The Treasury in Public Policy-Making

Author: Prof Richard A Chapman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1997-10-23

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1134864264

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The structure and organisation of the Treasury was radically changed in 1995 following a new statement of its aim, mission and objectives. These changes are explained here, with details of its new directorate and team structure.


Whitehall and the Suez Crisis

Whitehall and the Suez Crisis

Author: Saul Kelly

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780714650180

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This review of the Suez Crisis incorporates 1956 releases from the Public Record under the Open Government Initiative, to reassess the role of officials and the process of policymaking, through the analysis of the activities and role of a range of


Everyday Life in British Government

Everyday Life in British Government

Author: R. A. W. Rhodes

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2011-04-21

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 0191619078

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As citizens, why do we care about the everyday life of ministers and civil servants? We care because the decisions of the great and the good affect all our lives, for good or ill. For all their personal, political, and policy failings and foibles, they make a difference. So, we want to know what ministers and bureaucrats do, why, and how. We are interested in their beliefs and practices. In his fascinating piece of political anthropology, Rod Rhodes uncovers exactly how the British political elite thinks and acts. Drawing on unprecedented access to ministers and senior civil servants in three government departments, he answers a simple question: 'what do they do?' On the basis of extensive fieldwork, supplemented by revealing interviews, he tries to capture the essence of their everyday life. He describes the ministers' and permanent secretaries' world through their own eyes, and explores how their beliefs and practices serve to create meaning in politics, policy making, and public-service delivery. He goes on to analyze how such beliefs and practices are embedded in traditions; in webs of protocols, rituals, and languages. The story he has to tell is dramatized through in-depth accounts of specific events to show ministers and civil servants 'in action'. He challenges the conventional constitutional, institutional, and managerial views of British governance. Instead, he describes a storytelling political-administrative elite, with beliefs and practices rooted in the Westminster model, which uses protocols and rituals to domesticate rude surprises and cope with recurrent dilemmas.


The End of Whitehall?

The End of Whitehall?

Author: Patrick Diamond

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-07-31

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 3319961012

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This Palgrave Policy Essential maps and assesses key changes in the Whitehall model over the last two decades. It argues that the traditional Whitehall model is being replaced by a system of ‘New Political Governance’ (NPG) centred on politicised campaigning; the growth of political advisory staff relative to the permanent civil service; the personalisation of bureaucratic appointments; and the creation of a government machine that is ‘promiscuously partisan’. It provides a snapshot of the institutional changes that are unfolding at a critical moment, as Whitehall prepares to support Ministers in carrying out the Brexit process while addressing a series of long-term structural challenges from the demographic pressures of the ageing society to the impact of climate change. Austerity since 2010 has had a further transformative effect on Whitehall, with drastic reductions in the civil service workforce, the restructuring of government agencies, and a reconfiguration of the traditional roles and responsibilities of the permanent civil service.


No. 10

No. 10

Author: Jack Brown

Publisher: Haus Publishing

Published: 2021-05-15

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1912208776

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Fronted by one of the world’s most iconic doors, 10 Downing Street is the home and office of the British Prime Minister and the heart of British politics. Steeped in both political and architectural history, this famed address was originally designed in the late seventeenth century as little more than a place of residence, with no foresight of the political significance the location would come to hold. As its role evolved, 10 Downing Street, now known simply as ‘Number 10,’ has required constant adaptation in order to accommodate the changing requirements of the premiership. Written by Number 10’s first ever ‘Researcher in Residence,’ with unprecedented access to people and papers, No. 10: The Geography of Power at Downing Street sheds new light on unexplored aspects of Prime Ministers’ lives. Jack Brown tells the story of the intimately entwined relationships between the house and its post-war residents, telling how each occupant’s use and modification of the building reveals their own values and approaches to the office of Prime Minister. The book reveals how and why Prime Ministers have stamped their personalities and philosophies upon Number 10 and how the building has directly affected the ability of some Prime Ministers to perform the role. Both fascinating and extremely revealing, No. 10 offers an intimate account of British political power and the building at its core. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the nature and history of British politics.