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  • In Pursuit of Competence

    A Life as a Westminster Nomad

    de Norman Warner ...
    This is a memoir covering some 50 years' involvement with delivering public services in a wide range of roles: civil servant; local government; chairing inquiries and public bodies; special adviser; Minister; and Parliamentarian. The book's topic areas include the NHS, social services, social care, welfare benefits, human rights, criminal justice and constitutional issues like House of Lords ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • A Suitable Case for Treatment: The NHS and Reform

    de Norman Warner ...
    The NHS is a national icon that spends a lot of taxpayer's money, sometimes wastefully. This is an account of a Labour Health Minister's involvement in reforming a reluctant NHS. It assesses Labour's stewardship of the NHS, warts and all. Drawing on this experience, it examines the Coalition Government's plans for reform, as NHS funding moves from feast to famine. The book concludes with a ... Leer más

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    Packed with everything you need to learn, this is your essential step-by-step guide to passing the Life in the UK Test. This 2012 edition includes all the latest official study materials needed for the Life in the UK Test. Also included are: easy-to-understand diagrams that explain difficult topics; new Watch & Learn material to help you with key concepts; step-by-step guidance through the test ... Leer más

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  • How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

    The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the ultimate political insider

    de Ian Dunt ...
    Why do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others miserably fail? What is a 'special adviser' and how did they take over British political life? And why is the House of Lords more functional than most people think?Most of us have a sense that our political system doesn't seem to work, but struggle to articulate exactly why. And for good reason: our political and financial ... Leer más

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  • The Five Giants [New Edition]

    A Biography of the Welfare State

    A TIMES POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEARA LONGMAN/HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEARThe award-winning history of the British Welfare State –now fully revised and updated for the 21st Century.‘A masterpiece’ Sunday TimesGiant Want. Giant Disease. Giant Ignorance. Giant Squalor. Giant Idleness.These were the Five Giants that loomed over the post-war reconstruction... ... Leer más

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  • My Life, Our Times

    de Gordon Brown ...
    This revelatory memoir from Britain's former Prime Minister offers vital insights into our extraordinary times.Former Prime Minister and the country's longest-serving Chancellor, Gordon Brown has been a guiding force for Britain and the world over three decades. This is his candid, poignant and deeply relevant story.In describing his upbringing in Scotland as the son of a minister, the near loss ... Leer más

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  • The Blunders of Our Governments

    Let us take a look back over three decades of outrageous political mishaps – with a new introduction from Sir Ivor Crewe covering Brexitblunder /ˈblʌndə(r)/, n.A gross mistake; an error due to stupidity or carelessness.There are a handful of cock-ups that we remember all too well, from the poll tax to the Millennium Dome. However, the list is longer than most of us realize – and it’s growing. With ... Leer más

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  • NHS SOS

    How the NHS Was Betrayed - and How We Can Save It

    An exposé of the back-door deals and negligence that threaten to destroy the NHS – and a 10-step manifesto for saving itThe Coalition Government passed into law an unprecedented assault on the NHS. Doctors, unions, the media, even politicians who claimed to be stalwart defenders failed to protect it. Now the effect of those devastating reforms are beginning to be felt by patients – but we can ... Leer más

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  • Out of Sight, Out of Mind

    Why Britain's Prisons Are Failing

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    At the heart of his book is his conclusion that prison simply does not work, failing on three fundamental levels. The view of the popular media is that when prisoners are locked up they cannot commit crime. This is not true. Podmore shows how crime actually proliferates in prison, how serious organised crime is allowed to flourish there through bad management, and how the UK's prisons are a multi ... Leer más

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  • Shadow State

    Inside the Secret Companies that Run Britain

    de Alan White ...
    Every year the British government spends £80 billion outsourcing public services. Today, private companies are responsible for fulfilling some of the most sensitive and important roles of the state – running prisons and providing healthcare, transport, legal aid, even child protection. These organizations have been handed enormous amounts of power and yet for the most part they operate with no ... Leer más

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  • Who Really Runs Britain?

    The Private Companies Taking Control of Benefits, Prisons, Asylum, Deportation, Security, Social Care and the NHS

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    ‘Outsourcing’ – when will the horror stories stop coming?Every year the government gives private companies like G4S, Serco, Capita and ATOS £80 billion of taxpayers’ money to handle some of our most sensitive and important services – but where is their transparency?Immigration is perhaps the most challenging and divisive issue of our time – so why has our government abdicated responsibility?As ... Leer más

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  • Conundrum

    Why Every Government Gets Things Wrong - And What We Can Do About It

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