What does Jeremy think? : Jeremy Heywood and the making of modern Britain / Suzanne Heywood.
By: Heywood, Suzanne [author.]
.Publisher: London : William Collins, 2021Description: xix, 556 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour).Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780008353124.Subject(s): Heywood, Jeremy, 1961-2018 | Civil service -- Great Britain -- Biography | Great Britain -- Officials and employees -- Biography | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 2010- | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2010 | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997DDC classification: 920 Summary: "Jeremy Heywood was at the centre of power in Britain for more than 25 years. He served four Prime Ministers, as Principal Private Secretary, Permanent Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service. He was at the centre of every crisis, major shift in policy and change of government from the early 1990s until 2018. When launching a new initiative or facing a challenge the question in Whatehall would usually be, 'But what does Jeremy think?' Jeremy retired just a dew days before he died from lung cancer in October 2018. His wife Suzanne began working with him on this biography in the last year of his life and completed it after his death. This unique and very human book follows the life and career of a great modern public servant and offers an unforgettable account of crisis management, change and how to push through reform. Drawing on Jeremy's memories, his papers and over 2000 interviews with politicians, civil servants and other key players, it celebrates an extraordinary career at the heart of UK government."-- Taken from dust jacket.
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"Jeremy Heywood was at the centre of power in Britain for more than 25 years. He served four Prime Ministers, as Principal Private Secretary, Permanent Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service. He was at the centre of every crisis, major shift in policy and change of government from the early 1990s until 2018. When launching a new initiative or facing a challenge the question in Whatehall would usually be, 'But what does Jeremy think?' Jeremy retired just a dew days before he died from lung cancer in October 2018. His wife Suzanne began working with him on this biography in the last year of his life and completed it after his death. This unique and very human book follows the life and career of a great modern public servant and offers an unforgettable account of crisis management, change and how to push through reform. Drawing on Jeremy's memories, his papers and over 2000 interviews with politicians, civil servants and other key players, it celebrates an extraordinary career at the heart of UK government."-- Taken from dust jacket.