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DO WE HAVE CABINET GOVERNMENT OR PRIME MINISTERIAL GOVERNMENT?
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DO WE HAVE CABINET GOVERNMENT OR PRIME MINISTERIAL GOVERNMENT? In society today people think that the most powerful person in the British government system is the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. However, to what extent does he have power and authority? The Prime Minister doesn't govern the country alone; the Cabinet as a whole discuss most matters. You could then say that we have Cabinet government as they do supposedly collectively make decisions on matters. The position however of power in one government may differ from that of another, Margaret Thatcher for example rarely used Cabinet at all, John Major on the other hand used it regularly and considered there opinions vital in the decision making process. Cabinet government can operate in a number of ways, depending on the particular Prime Minister, the government, the nature of the policy issues under consideration and the political circumstances. The traditional view is that the Cabinet...
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