The origins and history of the special adviser, with particular reference to the 1964-70 Wilson Administrations

Special advisers are temporary civil servants, of party political alignment, appointed on a basis of individual ministerial patronage. Particularly since 1997, there has been much interest in their activities. This work sets out to provide a historical perspective on the subject, which is currently...

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Main Author: Blick, Andrew
Published: Queen Mary, University of London 2002
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.269414