D. Richards 
New Labour and the Civil Service 
Reconstituting the Westminster Model

This is the first serious study to analyze Labour’s approach to the Civil Service. It offers a theoretically engaged, empirically rich analysis drawing from over 300 interviews with key actors to explore the ‘New Labour’ effect on Whitehall. It considers 1997 transition process and the extent to which reform has improved public service delivery.

Table of Content

Introduction Labour and the Civil Service: Governing in the Shadow of the Westminster Model Theorising Whitehall: Labour’s Response to the Conservative Inheritance Transition in Government Labour and the Civil Service: From Managerialism to a Reconstituted Westminster Model The Core Executive under Labour: Politicising Whitehall? Conclusion: Labour and the Civil Service – Reconstituting the Westminster Model

About the author

DAVID RICHARDS is a Reader in Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has held posts at the Universities of Strathclyde, Birmingham and Liverpool and had a Visiting Fellowship at the University of Sydney. He is the author of various books on British politics and public policy including in this series:
Changing Patterns of Governance in the United Kingdom (with David Marsh and Martin J. Smith).