10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUGGINS'S TURN»
Discover the use of
Buggins's turn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Buggins's turn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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.
3
Literary Names: Personal Names in English Literature
“Buggins's turn” is allotted regardless of character and qualification: anyone,
Herrick implies, may become a drunkard. No poet was a more important link
between jacobean and Augus— tan satire than john Oldham (1653—83).65 His
work ...
4
Endure No Makeshifts: Some Naval Recollections
The faintly disparaging but useful shorthandjargon for thissystem was 'Buggins's
Turn'. Its great merit lay initspredictability, enabling a Service to groom its CDS (
Designate) with appropriate backgroundexperience (not least being head ofhis ...
5
The University of London, 1858-1900: The Politics of Senate ...
However, three points in the notice deserve attention. First, the idea of 'Buggins's
turn', was clearly well established. But, second, it is not clear how it worked,
because the medical representation was already in the lead before the 1865
election ...
Francis Michael Glenn Willson,
2004
6
English Lawyers Between Market and State: The Politics of ...
Mears bragged of being a reactionary revolutionary (Reagan, not Thatcher), an
outsider battling the 'Buggins's turn' of 'establishment groupies', rejecting the '
politically correct crap', 'bigotry, cant and hypocrisy' of the 'Politburo' 'apparatchiki'
, ...
7
The New Cambridge Medieval History: pts. 1-2. c. 1024-c. 1198
administrators were appointed, bureaucracy did not supersede Buggins's turn.
Larger and more diverse populations meanwhile carried on in smaller groups
some of the forms of collective activity that were no longer practicable for the town
as ...
Rosamond McKitterick, David Edward Luscombe,
2004
8
Hertfordshire in History: Papers Presented to Lionel Munby
... Burgesses they might each expect two or three cracks of the mayoral whip, the
mayoralty circulating on the time-honoured principle of 'Buggins's turn'. Hoppy's '
two knaves' would have been the Town Clerk and the Chamberlain (Treasurer).
9
The Good Work Guide: How to Make Organizations Fairer and ...
If people's status depends more on what they do and achieve than on the badge
they wear at work, it is arguably more honest and will lead to higher performance
than the old hierarchies where people could be promoted on a Buggins's turn ...
Their two great crimes in this new order were offering either a 'job for life' or
promotion based on 'Buggins's turn'. In 1977, a young local government officer or
Anglican curate would have been able, with some confidence, to plot the next two
...
Larry Elliott, Dan Atkinson,
1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUGGINS'S TURN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Buggins's turn is used in the context of the following news items.
National parties have nothing to lose from a better resourced and …
Delegates to congresses like the one in Budapest should not be designated on the principle of Buggins's turn or unswerving loyalty to the ... «Democratic Audit UK, Jun 15»
Why Jean Tirole Won the Economics Nobel
At other times, the prize has seemed like a glorified long-service award, operating on the basis of Buggins's turn, honoring work that, while ... «The New Yorker, Oct 14»
Ian Bell — Possible candidate to captain England in future
The Buggins's turn principle means to award or appoint on the basis of seniority and not merit. Now one might state that this is not fair, but ... «Cricket Country, Jun 14»
Inefficient Markets: A Nobel for Shiller (and Fama)
At times, it seemed like the principle of Buggins's turn rather than the recognition of genuinely pathbreaking work was motivating the selections. «New Yorker, Oct 13»
Forget about 2012, the race for the White House in 2016 has already …
They traditionally use Buggins's turn to pick a candidate, which is how Romney floated to the top, having served time in the primaries. «New Statesman, Nov 12»
Britain's Olympic medallists to lose out to mandarins in honours
... the line of questioning pursued by all members of the committee was in pursuit of a merit-based honours system rather than Buggins's turn. «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 12»
Louise Mensch is a self-seeking publicist, but we need more like her …
Safe, selected by local Conservative associations because it's buggins's turn, not because of their intellect, but because they were councillors ... «Daily Mail, Aug 12»
Scotland wins bid for 2015 European Eventing Champs
Andrew Finding, Chief Executive of the British Equestrian Federation said: “No longer are Championships won on the basis of 'Buggins's turn'. «Horsetalk, Jun 12»
The Enchanted Island, Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, review
... proceeding as little more than a string of arias, sung according to the rules of Buggins's Turn: the element of baroque opera that I most dislike. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 12»
Turner Prize 2011, Baltic, Gateshead
... being predictable, the artworld's equivalent of Buggins's turn. Worst, the Turner has favoured a certain kind of art, the sort that hogs headlines ... «The Independent, Oct 11»