Booknotes
Whitehall
1989-11-26T19:59:34-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGFjXC8xOTg5MTEyNjIwMTEwMTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==On the program Booknotes, author and journalist Peter Hennessy described the British civil service in his book "Whitehall". Whitehall, the name the British call their civil service, derives from Whitehall Palace where many government offices were housed. The civil service is traditionally a very behind-the-scenes organization. Hennessy broke tradition by examining the lives and influence of 19th and early 20th century career civil servants in the public eye.
Hennessy finished the interview talking of the civil service today and its evolution under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
On the program Booknotes, author and journalist Peter Hennessy described the British civil service in his book "Whitehall". Whitehall, the n…
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On the program Booknotes, author and journalist Peter Hennessy described the British civil service in his book "Whitehall". Whitehall, the name the British call their civil service, derives from Whitehall Palace where many government offices were housed. The civil service is traditionally a very behind-the-scenes organization. Hennessy broke tradition by examining the lives and influence of 19th and early 20th century career civil servants in the public eye.
Hennessy finished the interview talking of the civil service today and its evolution under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. close
Hennessy finished the interview talking of the civil service today and its evolution under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
On the program Booknotes, author and journalist Peter Hennessy described the British civil service in his book "Whitehall". Whitehall, the n… read more
On the program Booknotes, author and journalist Peter Hennessy described the British civil service in his book "Whitehall". Whitehall, the name the British call their civil service, derives from Whitehall Palace where many government offices were housed. The civil service is traditionally a very behind-the-scenes organization. Hennessy broke tradition by examining the lives and influence of 19th and early 20th century career civil servants in the public eye.
Hennessy finished the interview talking of the civil service today and its evolution under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. close
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