Weakening the professional civil service could turn back the clock to an era when government was rife with corruption.

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The “spoils system” of the 19th century filled the government with party loyalists and increased corruption across the country, until a popular political movement created appetite for reform.

Late 19th century engraving of a doctor treating a young child. Unfortunately, the outbreak of World War One in 1914 put an end to the reforms. Britain would have to wait until the end of World ...