The Prime Minister and Cabinet

By: Stephen Buckley

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Paperback | 3 April 2006

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This introduction to the workings of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is written in light of major recent events and issues such as the war with Iraq, the Hutton Inquiry, the Butler Report, the Blair--Brown relationship, and continuing problems relating to Europe. These are presented in the context of the origins of the office of Prime Minister and the development of Cabinet government.

Key issues covered include:

the nature of Prime Ministerial power

the continuing debate surrounding the nature of the Cabinet and decision-making

the development and workings of the core executive

changes since the 2005 general election

the continued impact of UK membership of the EU

This insightful volume gives readers an overview of the Blair premiership and the workings of a Labour Cabinet at a time when both are facing increased criticism and pressure.

Key Features

* Takes account of the impact of the 2005 general election

* Considers issues central to the Blair government: Iraq, personal honesty, leadership manuvering, and the probable nature of the government Blair will leave behind him

* Offers close analysis of Blair's "inner court" of advisers

* Presents an up-to-date overview of Blair's political style

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List of boxes	p. viii
List of tables	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. x
Introduction	p. xi
The Executive Territory	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Defining the executive	p. 2
Relations between the executive and the legislature	p. 12
Concluding points	p. 19
The Cabinet: Origins, Role and Structure	p. 25
Origins and history	p. 26
Role and functions of the modern Cabinet	p. 28
Size and structure	p. 30
Cabinet ministers: how to be appointed	p. 39
Cabinet ministers: how to get sacked	p. 43
The Cabinet: Support and Bureaucracy	p. 49
Introduction	p. 50
Cabinet committees	p. 50
The Cabinet Office	p. 60
The Cabinet: Collectively Dead?	p. 70
Introduction	p. 71
Collective cabinet responsibility	p. 71
The case of Robin Cook and Clare Short	p. 81
Is cabinet government in decline?	p. 84
Cabinet government: alive and well	p. 86
Concluding points	p. 89
The Prime Minister: Power	p. 93
Introduction	p. 94
Origins and history	p. 94
The role of the Prime Minister	p. 95
The powers of the prime minister	p. 101
Checks on prime ministerial power	p. 106
The Prime Minister: Support and Bureaucracy	p. 116
The bureaucracy of the Prime Minister	p. 117
The Prime Minister's Office: Policy and Government	p. 119
The Prime Minister's Office: Communication and Strategy	p. 125
The Prime Minster's Office: Government and Political Relations	p. 126
Wider dimension of support for the Prime Minister	p. 128
Case study: Lord Birt and blue sky thinking	p. 131
Trends in prime ministerial support	p. 134
Should there be a Prime Minister's Department?	p. 135
The Prime Minister and Style	p. 143
Why is style important?	p. 144
Style as personality	p. 144
Style and skill	p. 149
Style in Opposition	p. 150
The case of Tony Blair as Prime Minister: a 'tousled efficiency'	p. 152
The case of Margaret Thatcher: not 'to be' but 'to do'	p. 157
The case of John Major: the 'poor general'	p. 162
The Prime Minister: Hail to the Chief?	p. 165
Introduction	p. 166
Prime ministerial government	p. 167
Presidential government	p. 171
Comparing the Prime Minister and the President	p. 172
President or Prime Minister? The debate	p. 172
The Core Executive	p. 183
The core executive: definitions	p. 184
The core executive: a useful model	p. 185
The relationship of the key players in the core	p. 188
How the core executive works	p. 194
Criticisms of the core executive	p. 200
Concluding points	p. 202
Conclusion: The Prime Minister, Cabinet and Synoptic Skills	p. 207
Synoptic study	p. 208
References	p. 210
Index	p. 214
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