The British State Telegraphs A Study of the Problem of a Large Body of Civil Servants in a Democracy
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THE BRITISH STATE TELEGRAPHS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I Introduction
CHAPTER II The Argument for the Nationalization of the Telegraphs
CHAPTER III The Alleged Break-down of Laissez-Faire
CHAPTER IV The Purchase of the Telegraphs
CHAPTER V None of Mr. Scudamore’s Financial Forecasts Were Realized
CHAPTER VI The Party Leaders Ignore Their Fear of an Organized Civil Service
CHAPTER VII The House of Commons Is Responsible for the Financial Failure of the State Telegraphs
CHAPTER VIII The State Telegraphs Subsidize the Newspaper Press
CHAPTER IX The Post Office Employees Press the House of Commons for Increases of Wages and Salaries
CHAPTER X The Tweedmouth Committee Report
CHAPTER XI The Post Office Employees Continue to Press the House of Commons for Increases of Wages and Salaries
CHAPTER XII The Bradford Committee Report
CHAPTER XIII The House of Commons Select Committee on Post Office Servants, 1906
CHAPTER XIV The House of Commons, Under Pressure from the Civil Service Unions, Curtails the Executive’s Power to Dismiss Incompetent and Redundant Employees
CHAPTER XV The House of Commons, Under Pressure from the Civil Service Unions, Curtails the Executive’s Power to Promote Employees According to Merit
CHAPTER XVI Members of the House of Commons Intervene on Behalf of Public Servants Who Have Been Disciplined
CHAPTER XVII The Spirit of the Civil Service
CHAPTER XVIII The House of Commons Stands For Extravagance
CHAPTER XIX Conclusion
INDEX
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