Nevil Hagon

Working with FCDO and predecessor departments FCO and ODA since 1985. Currently working with FCDO Historians.

History of government

This blog gives insights into the history of government – its development, its departments and some of the roles and people involved. Find out more.

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Recent Posts

• Filling ‘the hole in the centre’: The No.10 Policy Unit – 50 years on 2 May 2024
• The founding of the NHS: 75 years on 13 July 2023
• Visiting the secret state: Margaret Thatcher and Intelligence 21 December 2022
• What the Butler saw: Britain and the Abadan Crisis, 1950-51 7 December 2022
• Curzon's comeuppance 25 November 2022

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