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2023-08-11 08:13:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D7B9D8CF7A3B2FB5FD87830D28E85E2CAA40E601A25C204752B9573F02CF58C1
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JRM is incorrect in his assertion. UK civil service had ~8000 staff in the early 19th C. excluding clerical and administrative staff, by 1854 the number stood at 16k. This excludes '000s more in the Colonial Service overseas who were all regarded as Civil Servants. https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uk-government-did-we-rule-the-empire-with-4000-civil-servants/ https://www.civilservant.org.uk/information-numbers.html
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