Policy advice at No.10: the Lloyd George legacy

The Prime Minister's Secretariat (the 'Garden Suburb') was formed 100 years ago, to support David Lloyd George in the conduct of the war. But would it still be needed once hostilities came to an end?
Dr Andrew Blick is Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History, King's College London. His publications include, with George Jones, 'At Power's Elbow: aides to the Prime Minister from Robert Walpole to David Cameron; ‘People Who Live in the Dark’, a history of special advisers; ‘Premiership’, also with George Jones; and – with Peter Hennessy – ‘The Hidden Wiring Emerges’, an analysis of the UK Cabinet Manual. He is currently writing ‘Beyond Magna Carta: a constitution for the United Kingdom’.
The Prime Minister's Secretariat (the 'Garden Suburb') was formed 100 years ago, to support David Lloyd George in the conduct of the war. But would it still be needed once hostilities came to an end?
...Lloyd George Papers, LG/F/74/2/3. [2] Parliamentary Archives, Lloyd George Papers, LG/F/74/2/11 p.1. [3] Parliamentary Archives, Lloyd George Papers, LG/F/74/2/3. [4] Parliamentary Archives, Lloyd George Papers, LG/F/74/10/4, pp.2-3. Keep tabs on...
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