Titlebook: Managing Britain’s Defence; Malcolm McIntosh Book 1990 Malcolm McIntosh 1990 constitution.decision-making.democracy.government.parliament.

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,Setting the Scene: 1945–79,This chapter covers the period 1945 to 1979 and sets the scene for the later case studies taken from the period 1979 to 1986. The predominant themes in this introductory chapter are:.Related to these themes is the role of Parliament in overseeing defence decision-making.

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,Thatcher’s Defence: Command , Control?,The period from 1979 to 1986 was characterised by government attempts to control defence expenditure, ministerial change, central reorganisation in the MOD and the acquisition of new nuclear systems. These factors put it firmly in the post-1945 tradition of defence management in Britain.

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,Francis Pym, Secretary of State for Defence, 1979–81, Francis Pym, did not share Thatcher’s belief in strict cash controls on government spending with the same enthusiasm as his successors at defence, John Nott and Michael Heseltine. He also differed from them in believing that Parliament’s ability to scrutinise government decision-making should be strengthened.

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,John Nott, Secretary of State for Defence, 1981–3,ising the central defence organisation and conducting a defence review. Nott was appointed with the full support of the Prime Minister. Unlike his predecessor Nott was in total agreement with the Prime Minister on the need for cash limit controls on government spending and, unlike Pym, Nott had experience as an economics minister.

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,Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for Defence, 1983–6,nister and left in complete disagreement. Circumstances allowed him to choose to leave the government at a propitious moment having significantly reorganised the central defence organisation, and, in the eyes of the Conservative Party, won the propaganda battle against nuclear disarmament.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10535-9constitution; decision-making; democracy; government; parliament; public relations; reforms

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