What if 'Northcut' decides (as first lord of the treasury say) that government and cabinet posts should be reformed in the same way as HM's Civil Service?
Too late to stop the Crimean War (1853), Second Opium War (1856) or even the Third Ashanti War (1873).
Any candidates after 1876 (Northcote becomes leader in the commons) that might have been 'weeded out' by such an exam system?
So once the election results are in, the majority party/parties sit competitive entrance exams for government position and further competition for cabinet position. The Prime Minister's power to appoint is limited to candidates that reach the required level. A further examination directly for the posts of Foreign Secretary or Chancellor of the Exchequer reflects the high demands of these positions. The examinations are drawn up and administrated by the Civil Service.The Northcote-Trevelyan Report was a document prepared by Stafford H. Northcote and C.E. Trevelyan in 1854 that catalyzed the development of Her Majesty's Civil Service in the United Kingdom due to the influence of the ancient Chinese Imperial Examination. Its formal title was "Report on the Organisation of the Permanent Civil Service, Together with a Letter from the Rev. B. Jowett."
Too late to stop the Crimean War (1853), Second Opium War (1856) or even the Third Ashanti War (1873).
Any candidates after 1876 (Northcote becomes leader in the commons) that might have been 'weeded out' by such an exam system?
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