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The Scottish Secretaries by David Torrance (Hardcover, 2006)

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The Scottish Secretaries, David Torrance, Good Condition Book. Title: The Scottish Secretaries. Publisher : Birlinn Ltd. Publication Date : 2006-10-12. List Price : 30. ISBN : 1841584762. EAN : 9781841584768.

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The Scottish Secretaries charts the trials and tribulations of the 38 men and one woman who have held the post since the position was resurrected by Salisbury in 1885. From humble beginnings as an ill-regarded offshoot of the Home Office, the department grew to become a mini-Whitehall by the 1920s. It was also an important wartime department in WWII and a testing ground for planning and social reforms during the white heat of the 1960s. David Torrance paints a vivid biographical portrait of those figures who controlled Scotland's political agenda from both the Regency charm of Dover House and the Art Deco surroundings of St Andrew's House.