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Journal of 1984 - 25 years on by Harold Beck |
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"You were spotted by an industrialist on a visit to Cambridge and it took us eighteen months to winkle you out of the Cavendish". (1966) |
There are far more behind-the-scenes practices in Britain than the public at large realise. Some of the less sophisticated covert actions may be exposed by legislation encouraging openness but a vast number of other long-established practices, known to relatively few, will escape the net. As 1984, with its Big Brother associations, approached I was determined to resist to the utmost all attempts to divert me from bringing to public scrutiny the influence and other techniques to which I had been subjected. By 1984 most of the events in the following summaries had not been written up from diary entries, paper documents of various kinds, jottings and memory, which is why I sought a year's sabbatical leave. |
"The old succession planning was purely about organisational needs. The modern version takes account of the growing recognition that people . . . need to make their own career decisions". (2009) |
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These summaries of memorable events, in conjunction with the Journal, should go some way in explaining to colleagues and others why in 1984 I acted in an atypical manner - such as not wishing to be promoted - and what gave rise to my enquiries about Human Rights issues. |
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Secret Britain |
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Disinformation |
Royal Interest |
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