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The Great Offices of State are senior offices in the UK government. They are the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary and the Home Secretary or, alternatively, three of those offices excluding the prime minister.
Oct 4, 2021 · Series in which reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers the secret world of Whitehall, showing what the trio of great offices - Home, Foreign and Treasury - are ...
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 ...
In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional ministers of The Crown who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely ceremonial functions or to operate as members of the government. Separate Great Officers of State exist for England and for Scotland, as well as formerly for Ireland.
2 / 3 Michael Cockerell uses archive and interviews to uncover the world of the Foreign Office. The Dark Department 1 / 3 Michael Cockerell uncovers the secret world of the Home Office.
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
The Great Offices of State Series in which reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers the secret world of Whitehall, showing what the trio of great offices - Home, Foreign and Treasury - are...
