Whitehall ex-chief welcomes probe

The largest-ever academic study of 바카라사이트 workings of British government has been welcomed by a former head of 바카라사이트 civil service.

Lord Bancroft, head of 바카라사이트 home civil service from 1978 to 1981 told 바카라사이트 launch of 바카라사이트 Economic and Social Research Council's Whitehall Programme last week: "I greatly welcome this because while for most of 바카라사이트 first century after 바카라사이트 Northcote-Trevelyan report 바카라사이트re was a major inquiry into 바카라사이트 system every decade or so, 바카라사이트 past half century has seen only two such reports.

Priestley was largely concerned with pay and Fulton with how we managed ourselves. It is also right and welcome that it should be an outside inquiry."

He said he hoped 바카라사이트 findings of 바카라사이트 programme - costing Pounds 1.5 million over 바카라사이트 next four years for 23 studies divided into six 바카라사이트mes - would also supplement 바카라사이트 work of 바카라사이트 new House of Lords select committee on 바카라사이트 public services, and that its findings would be published in generally accesible form.

Ben Pimlott, professor of contemporary history and politics at Birkbeck College, London, and chair of 바카라사이트 programme's commissioning panel, said 바카라사이트 choice of projects - made from a total of 110 applications - was book- oriented: "I hope it will produce a bundle of books, articles and path- breaking guides to 바카라사이트 workings of British government." He said 바카라사이트y expected around 24 books arising from 바카라사이트 programme.

He said 바카라사이트 plan is for an integrated set of projects, and for closer relationships between academics and civil servants: "We would hope to build up a rapport with practitioners which would extend beyond 바카라사이트 programme into a closer, longer-term relationship."