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Marching to the Fault Line
A controversial new investigation in the 1984 Miners strike and how it changed Modern Britain. The Miners' strike was a dividing line in Modern British history. Before 1984, Britain was an industrial nation, reborn from the ashes of the Second World War by Clement Atlee's vision of a welfare state. Most of the great industries were nationalised and the trade unions was one of the major forces in the land. After the strike, which ended with humiliating defeat in March 1985, Thatcher's Britain was born. In March 1984, the leader of the Miners' Union, Arthur Scargill, led his members out of the pits without a ballot to protest at planned pit closures; they would spend the next 13 months facing ...
Blair Inc
Takes a close look at the complex financial structures in Blair's world. From the many layers of tax liability to the multiple conflicts of interest produced by his increasing web of relationships, this book exposes the private dealings of this very public figure.
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Incorporating HC 1849-i-v, session 2010-12. Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/justicecttee
Leaks and whistleblowing in Whitehall
The Committee calls for better and more accessible procedures for civil servants to raise concerns about the conduct of government. A route should to be established whereby evidence that a minister had misled Parliament or the public could be reported to Parliament following a complaint by a civil servant. Leaks damage trust within government and trust in government. The Committee concludes that leak investigations are often hamstrung by the fact that many leaks are politically motivated, including leaks from ministers and special advisers. The most effective way to prevent leaks by civil servants is to have accessible, effective and visible ways for individuals to raise concerns about the c...
The Blairs and Their Court
Tony Blair is the most accomplished politician of his generation. But what is he really like? What does he believe? And what of his wife, Cherie, often considered both more intelligent and more leftwing than her husband? How does she fit into the close circle of confidants and advisers who have, the authors show, determined most of government policy over the past seven years? This book examines the people and experiences that shaped the Blairs, at school and university, as practising barristers and members of Hackney's bitterly divided Labour Party, and as aspiring parliamentary candidates at a time when the party's fortunes were at their lowest ebb. It explains how Tony Blair grabbed the nomination for the safe Labour seat of Sedgefield thanks to an old-fashioned trade union 'fix', and how he subsequently rose, apparently effortlessly, through the ranks of the parliamentary party to the point at which he could execute a swift leadership coup following John Smith's death.
Blacked Out
Nearly forty years ago the US Congress passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) giving the public the right to government documents. This 'right to know' has been used over the past decades to challenge overreaching Presidents and secretive government agencies. The example of transparency in government has served as an example to nations around the world spawning similar statutes in fifty-nine countries. This 2006 book examines the evolution of the move toward openness in government. It looks at how technology has aided the disclosure and dissemination of information. The author tackles the question of whether the drive for transparency has stemmed the desire for government secrecy and discusses how many governments ignore or frustrate the legal requirements for the release of key documents. Blacked Out is an important contribution during a time where profound changes in the structure of government are changing access to government documents.
What Did The Baby Boomers Ever Do For Us?
First published in 2010, this book explores the legacy of the baby boomers: the generation who, born in the aftermath of the Second World War, came of age in the radical sixties where for the first time since the War, there was freedom, money, and safe sex. In this book, Francis Beckett argues that what began as the most radical-sounding generation for half a century turned into a random collection of youthful style gurus, sharp-toothed entrepreneurs and management consultants who believed revolution meant new ways of selling things; and Thatcherites, who thought freedom meant free markets, not free people. At last, it found its most complete expression in New Labour. The author argues that the children of the 1960s betrayed the generations that came before and after, and that the true legacy of the swinging decade is in ashes.
Freedom of Information - One Year on
The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and the new Environmental Information Regulations came into force fully on 1 January 2005. They give people the right of access to information held by over 100,000 public authorities across the UK. This inquiry examines the first year's experience of FOI and considers the impact which it has made. The implementation of the FOI Act has already brought about the release of significant new information. The Committee is impressed by the efforts made by public authorities to meet the demands of the Act. The most commonly cited problem for requesters was delays in responding to requests. Published data show that there are many cases where the 20 day statutory r...
Are the Lord's listening?
Are the Lords Listening? : Creating connections between people and Parliament, first report of session 2008-09, Vol. 2: Evidence
Life and Death in Higher Education
At its peak in 1961 there we're 40,000 men and women who entered colleges of education compared to 50,000 who entered traditional universities. This controversial project critically traces the origins of the colleges, their development and reasons for their abrupt closure. Current debates are addressed such as school versus college training and the balance between academic and professional training and the balance between academic and professional training (where the academic training should take place). Social issues are analysed such as the role of women in colleges (links to the suffrage movement), social mobility (working class teacher), control and rebellion (how far were the colleges t...
