18th August 2015 by

Article: Managing the Cabinet’s Big Beasts

Managing the Cabinet’s Big Beasts Andrew Heywood All too often the cabinet in the UK is portrayed as a single, collective…

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18th August 2015 by

Handout: Individual Ministerial Responsibility

Individual Ministerial Responsibility WHO? Lord Carrington (Foreign Secretary) in 1982 WHY? For failing to take due note of warnings that Argentina…

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18th August 2015 by

Handout: Government Ministers

Government Ministers There are over a hundred ministers in the UK government. Ministers are allocated positions I government departments. Senior ministers…

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18th August 2015 by

Essay: Critically examine the relationship between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet

Critically examine the relationship between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet The Prime Minister (PM) is more than primus inter pares…

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18th August 2015 by

Essay Plan: Theories of Executive power (Collaborative Essay)

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18th August 2015 by

Article: The PM , The Cabinet, The Core Executive and The “British Presidency” : A Brief Note

The PM , The Cabinet, The Core Executive and The “British Presidency” : A Brief Note Taken from: http://www.earlhamsociologypages.co.uk/coreexexpres.htm Political scientists…

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18th August 2015 by

Article: The Blair legacy

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Article: Does the Prime Minister dominate and control the Executive?

Does the Prime Minister dominate and control the Executive? It has long been argued that there has been a steady erosion…

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18th August 2015 by

Article: Tony Blair – Prime Minister or President?

Tony Blair: Prime Minister or President? ‘Blair is by far the worst of the eight prime ministers I have known’. ‘It…

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Handout: Prime Ministerial Leadership Style

Prime Ministerial Leadership Style Margaret Thatcher Most dominant PM in recent history Won three elections with large majorities Chose Cabinet members…

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