The Military and Government: From Macmillan to Heseltine

Governments have changed the central defence organization in attempts to improve decision-taking and to streamline the Ministries. Have the changes worked? This book provides a view of how a part of government has evolved over this period. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Setting the Scene....Pages 3-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 The Early Years....Pages 15-27 Unification and the Healey Period: 1964–70....Pages 28-41 The 1970s: A Time of Consolidation....Pages 42-58 1979–86: Conservative Ministers and Centralisation....Pages 59-81 Front Matter....Pages 83-83 Factors of General Influence....Pages 85-108 Front Matter....Pages 109-109 Ministers, Councils and Boards....Pages 111-120 The Chiefs of Staff....Pages 121-135 Personnel and Logistics....Pages 136-147 The Place of Scientific Staff in the Defence Organisation....Pages 148-160 Procurement....Pages 161-178 The Permanent Under-Secretary of State and His Department....Pages 179-191 Front Matter....Pages 193-193 Review of 1964–86 and Its Lessons for the Future....Pages 195-214 Back Matter....Pages 215-238