The end of Whitehall? : government by permanent campaign / Patrick Diamond.
By: Diamond, Patrick [author.]
Series: Publisher: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]Description: vii, 106 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783319961002; 9783319961019Subject(s): Political consultants -- Great Britain | Bureaucracy -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Officials and employees | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 352.290941 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 352.290941 DIA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 015363 |
1. Introduction -- 2. Government by 'permanent campaign' -- 3. the growth of political advisory staff -- 4. The personalisation of appointments -- 5. A 'promiscuously partisan' bureaucracy -- 6. Conclusion
"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." -- Palgrave Macmillan site.