History of government – Page 22 – Articles from guest historians and civil servants about the history of UK government.

The Art of Delivery: The Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit 2001-2005

Tony Blair and Sir Michael Barber speaking at the Strand Group, Policy Institute at Kings event at the Great Hall, Strand Campus, KCL, London on the 11/06/2015.

The Art of Delivery: The Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit 2001-2005

This blog post examines the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit 2001 to 2005, which was created during Tony Blair’s premiership. The Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit acted as a nexus of power between No.10 and Whitehall.

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Living above the shop: Margaret Thatcher at Downing Street

Dr Anthony Seldon, 18 January 2012 - No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10

Margaret Thatcher moved into Number 10 in June 1979 shortly after winning her first general election. She was not greatly impressed by the untidy flat and dullish official rooms, and when she left Downing Street eleven and a half years later, …

The Institution of Prime Minister

Dr Andrew Blick and Professor George Jones, 1 January 2012 - No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10

“How the power of Prime Ministry grew up into its present form it is difficult to trace precisely.” In 1841 a former Prime Minister, Viscount Melbourne, explained the above to Queen Victoria. Details of the lives of individual Prime Ministers …

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