10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUGGINS' TURN»
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Buggins' turn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Buggins' turn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Fourth Dimension of Warfare: Intelligence, subversion, ...
This is partly because deception works against that favourite military doctrine
which Jackie Fisher used to call 'Buggins's turn'. For special operations you need
able and intelligent men, promoted out of turn, to do extraordinary things.
Michael Elliott-Bateman, 1970
2
A Natural History of the Common Law
Perhaps the most tenacious of managerial criteria is that of Buggins's Turn. Inns
of Court have long elected a new head every year, and the almost invariable
custom was that the senior man who had not yet served would be elected.
Buggins Buggins' turn one's turn to be promoted etc according to some
mechanical system, not on merit: He only became chairman of the committee on
the principle of Buggins' turn. build build castles in the air see castle. build on 42.
4
Yugoslavia: Socialism, Development and Debt
The automatic rotation rule for key posts has inevitably created a 'Buggins' turn'
system of succession, with each region waiting in line, even at the level of the
premiership. Mr Mikulic' may, arguably, have been the best available candidate
for ...
5
Dictionary of Euphemisms
(M. Hastings, 1987) Buggins' turn British promotion on the grounds of seniority
rather than merit The mythical Buggins is an incompetent or unambitious
employee who remains in the same job for a long time. The expression may also
be used ...
6
English Lawyers Between Market and State: The Politics of ...
'I'm against Buggins' Turn.' Angus Andrew also denied this was 'a "Get Kamlesh
Bahl" campaign'. 'We need a mechanism to allow Council members to put
themselves forward' after 'Martin Mears broke a discredited voting system'. But
only ...
7
The Role of Military-industrial Relations in Civil-military ...
It was apparent that `buggins-turn next' was still being implemented and that firm
action. In a positive step the ACAS stated to an official in the Ministry of Supply
that `in the questions selection a firm with a reputation, we wish to preserve in ...
... with the size of party groups within the council. under a well-established
principle of equity and 'Buggins' turn'. It is. therefore. not infrequent for a Labour-
controlled authority to have. from time to time. a Conservative Party mayor and
visa ...
9
The Political Worlds of Women: Gender and Politics in ...
In the early modern period this was often a case of 'Buggins' Turn' and the
necessity to rotate offices around the locality or offered as a form of charity for
widowed women who needed supplementary income. However, whatever the
motives ...
10
Making Public Private Partnerships Work: Building ...
... it) - indeed such insistence can be counter-productive. An interested and
enthusiastic volunteer from any organization is worth more to a PPP than a
reluctant representative elected on some sort of Buggins Turn principle. The key
question is ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUGGINS' TURN»
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Buggins' turn is used in the context of the following news items.
Laurie Taylor – 25 June 2015
A similar dilemma had to be faced in 2006 when the appointment process known as “Buggins' turn” had been adopted. For although this ... «Times Higher Education, Jun 15»
Fifa presidential election: What is the best way to see off Sepp …
... because he believed he had been promised Buggins' turn. He represents the pettiness which led to the smaller home nations denying young ... «The Independent, May 15»
Rocket Science: the Cambridge way
These three manufacturers supplied the UK General Post Office and British Commonwealth countries on a buggins' turn basis. Similarly ... «Business Weekly, May 15»
Guest post: IMF Spring hubbub
So you might, as Regional or Functional Departmental Directors “buggins' turn” in the spotlight, ask each how their assessments would alter to ... «FT Alphaville, Apr 15»
UEFA get Gill to top FIFA table and leave Welsh in nomansland
"This is a time in FIFA where we think you have to put up your strongest candidate, it's not a time for Buggins' turn." Hughes did manage to get ... «Inside World Football, Mar 15»
Dealmaker in hot seat as law firms jockey for position
... forward," he says, adding modestly: " I had somehow morphed into head of corporate whenever it was, that was a little bit of Buggins' turn.". «Herald Scotland, Feb 15»
Nick Cain: C'mon Joel Jutge get a grip of your referees!
Any sport in which international results can become a lottery decided on a Buggins' turn approach to who should be penalised for dropping a ... «The Rugby Paper, Jan 15»
Why we need a REF every year
It is so much better to see young academics receive timely reward for hard work and innovation rather than having to wait for Buggins' turn. «Times Higher Education, Dec 14»
Anthony Hilton: Hypocrisy of probation outsourcing
It was not going to be just another privatisation with contracts allocated on the basis of buggins' turn. This time, we were led to believe, it would ... «Evening Standard, Nov 14»
Should We Cap Pay Now That A CEO Director Earns 120 Times The …
... others' boards who vote pay rises through on Buggins' turn) for in those organisations where shareholders really do decide managers' pay, ... «Forbes, Oct 14»
