Just Like Us?: The Politics of Ministerial Promotion in Uk Government

Informed by interviews with key political figures and commentators, this entertaining and enlightening book exposes the influences, processes, and motivations behind ministerial promotion in British Government.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Becoming a Professional Politician 2. Negotiating Promotion 3. The Recruitment Pool and the Role of the Whips' Office 4. Reshuffling the Pack 5. The Role of the Media 6. Special Advisers (SPADs): The New 'Apprentice Ministers'? 7. Opposition Parties and Promotio8. How to be an Effective Minister 9. Dreaming of Downing St: Churchill, Lord Home and Liz Truss 10. Promotion of Gender, LGBT and Ethnicity Ministers in British Government 11. 'Promotion Velocity' and the 'Boris Problem' 12. Concluding Comments

About the author

Bill Jones is Honorary Professor of Political Studies at Liverpool Hope University, UK.

Summary

Informed by interviews with key political figures and commentators, this entertaining and enlightening book exposes the influences, processes, and motivations behind ministerial promotion in British Government.

Product details

• Authors: Bill Jones, Bill (Liverpool Hope University Jones
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.07.2024
• EAN: 9781032520728
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252072-8
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Routledge Studies in British Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Political leaders and leadership, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Political structures / systems: democracy