He met every Friday morning with Herbert Lord, his budget director, so that the two of them could draw lines through the smallest items.

NEWYORKER: Less Said

Herbert Lord, on his first day in office and routinely thereafter.

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Dame Janet Paraskeva, the former first Civil Service Commissioner and former ministers Nick Harvey, Nick Herbert, Caroline Spelman, and Lord Adonis give their thoughts on the future of the Civil Service.

BBC: Week ahead in committees

Other high stewards have included the Georgian-era prime minister Lord Rockingham, Hull businessman and MP Thomas Robinson Ferens and former Labour home secretary Herbert Morrison.

BBC: East Yorkshire city brings back ancient roles