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The Great Offices of State are senior offices in the UK government. They are the prime minister, chancellor of the Exchequer, foreign secretary and home secretary or, alternatively, three of those offices excluding the prime minister.
Jul 11, 2012 · Successive prime ministers have sought to combat what they call 'the dead hand of the Treasury', but a senior mandarin claims that over the years the Treasury has discovered a hundred different ...
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Series in which reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers the secret world of Whitehall, showing what the trio of great offices - Home, Foreign and Treasury - are ...
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May 9, 2021 · BBC The Great Offices of State: 2. Palace of Dreams. This is the second instalment in the three part BBC Documentary series 'The Great Offices of State'. This episode covers the...
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1/3 Michael Cockerell uncovers the secret world of the Home Office. All episodes of The Great Offices of State.
The Great Offices of State are the four most important cabinet jobs in the United Kingdom. Only one person has ever held all four, James Callaghan, who was Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979. The four posts are Prime Minister; Chancellor of the Exchequer; Foreign Secretary; Home Secretary
Series in which reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers the secret world of Whitehall, showing what the trio of great offices - Home, Foreign and Treasury - are really like.
