The story of the Cabinet Office, created in the depths of the Great War in December 1916, goes to the very heart of the British state over the last 100 years. Written with unparalleled access to documents and personnel, this lavishly illustrated history will give readers the definitive inside account of its workings.
The story of the Cabinet Office, created in the depths of the Great War in December 1916, goes to the very heart of the British state over the last 100 years. Written with unparalleled access to documents and personnel, this lavishly illustrated history will give readers the definitive inside account of its workings.
Anthony Seldon has written and edited more than thirty books on British politics. He is a co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary British History and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham. Jonathan Meakin: Jonathan Meakin was educated at Royal Holloway, University of London and at the University of St Andrews. He has had a lifelong interest in history.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface and Acknowledgements ix Foreword by Jeremy Heywood xiii Introduction: The Argument xvii Chapter 1 Cabinet Government Before 1916 1 Chapter 2 The Creation of the Cabinet Office: The Cabinet Secretariat and the First World War, 1916-18 25 Chapter 3 Maurice Hankey and the Interwar Years, 1918-39 41 Chapter 4 Edward Bridges and the Second World War, 1938-45 73 Chapter 5 Norman Brook: Commander of the Mid-Twentieth Century, 1946-63 105 Chapter 6 Housing the Cabinet Office, 1916-2016 141 Chapter 7 Burke Trend and John Hunt: Adjusting to the Modern Era, 1963-79 153 Chapter 8 Robert Armstrong and Robin Butler: The Last of the Traditionalists,1979-98 195 Chapter 9 New Labour, New Challenges: Wilson, Turnbull and O'Donnell, 1997-2010 235 Chapter 10 Coalition and Beyond, 2010-16 279 Endnotes 299 Bibliography 331 Picture Credits 345 Index 347
Preface and Acknowledgements ix Foreword by Jeremy Heywood xiii Introduction: The Argument xvii Chapter 1 Cabinet Government Before 1916 1 Chapter 2 The Creation of the Cabinet Office: The Cabinet Secretariat and the First World War, 1916-18 25 Chapter 3 Maurice Hankey and the Interwar Years, 1918-39 41 Chapter 4 Edward Bridges and the Second World War, 1938-45 73 Chapter 5 Norman Brook: Commander of the Mid-Twentieth Century, 1946-63 105 Chapter 6 Housing the Cabinet Office, 1916-2016 141 Chapter 7 Burke Trend and John Hunt: Adjusting to the Modern Era, 1963-79 153 Chapter 8 Robert Armstrong and Robin Butler: The Last of the Traditionalists,1979-98 195 Chapter 9 New Labour, New Challenges: Wilson, Turnbull and O'Donnell, 1997-2010 235 Chapter 10 Coalition and Beyond, 2010-16 279 Endnotes 299 Bibliography 331 Picture Credits 345 Index 347
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