The prime minister: the office and its holders since 1945

Analyzing the special chemistry of life in Number 10 Downing Street, Peter Hennessy scrutinizes what the Prime Minister actually does and the way that Cabinet government is run. He draws on unprecedented access to many of the leading politicians and also recently declassified, electrifying archival...

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Main Author: Hennessy, Peter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave for St. Martin's Press 2001
Edition:1. Palgrave ed.
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Summary:Analyzing the special chemistry of life in Number 10 Downing Street, Peter Hennessy scrutinizes what the Prime Minister actually does and the way that Cabinet government is run. He draws on unprecedented access to many of the leading politicians and also recently declassified, electrifying archival material. He illuminates Prime Ministerial attitudes towards, and authority over, such topics as nuclear weapons policy, the planning and waging of war, and foreign crises from Suez to the Falklands. He concludes with controversial assessments of each Prime Minister's performance and outlines a new profile of the premiership for the 4th century.
Item Description:Originally published: London ; New York : Allen Lane/Penguin Press, 2000. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 543-658) and index
Physical Description:XIV, 685, [32] S. Ill.
ISBN:0312293135

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