Governance of Britain - Hardcover

Wilson, Sir Harold

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718115740 ISBN 13: 9780718115746

Verlag: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1976

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Sir Harold takes the reader behind the door of 10 Downing Street for an insider's account of the daily activities of the Prime Minister's office; interspersed are recollections from his experiences as leader of the Labor Party. The recital is marred by undue attention to insignificant details and trivial reminiscences, so that one has to wade through layers of minutiae - the color of conference tables, runs in women cabinet members' stockings - to arrive at material relevant to the book's basic argument. Briefly stated, Wilson disputes Richard Crossman's claim - in Diaries of a Cabinet Minister (1976) - that the Prime Minister is a virtual autocrat, and goes to great lengths to demonstrate the limitations upon prime ministerial power and the viability of Cabinet government. He traces the history of the office of Prime Minister, surveys the office's responsibilities and daily routines, and ends by contrasting this office with the American Presidency. But Sir Harold's preoccupation with the mechanics of government, rather than its substance, makes for a remarkably shallow treatment of the question. More is imparted about the trappings of office than the nature of political power in today's Britain. (Kirkus Reviews)

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• Verlag: Michael Joseph Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0718115740
• ISBN 13: 9780718115746
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 219