The British Prime Minister in an Age of Upheaval. Mark Garnett

      

CONTENTS

      1  Cover

      2  Endorsement

      3  Dedication

      4  Title Page

      5  Copyright

      6  Preface and acknowledgements

      7  Introduction The Prime Minister in history and theory Rationale and structure of the book

      8  1 Majority leader The Prime Minister in Parliament since 1979 The Prime Minister versus Parliament A breakdown of party discipline? A measure of control? Prime Minister’s Questions Choosing a champion Conclusion Notes

      9  2 Cabinet-maker ‘Near-ideal’ scenarios: Thatcher (1987) and Blair (2001) Suboptimal scenarios: 2010 and 2015 The May reshuffles Conclusion Notes

      10  3 Policy-maker The impact of Thatcher Hollowing out the Home Office Prime Ministers and policy-making Conclusion Notes

      11  4 Communicator in Chief Margaret Thatcher John Major Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron Theresa May Conclusion Notes

      12  5 Speaker for Britain Hollowing out the Foreign Office The Prime Minister and foreign policy since the Falklands John Major Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron Theresa May Conclusion Notes

      13  6 Election winner The Thatcher effect Nightmare on Murdoch Street Things can only get better? The advent of leader debates Notes

      14  Conclusion: the Johnson premiership The Prime Minister in theory An honourable ambition? ‘The leadership Britain deserves’: Johnson at No. 10 Pandemic and pandemonium Notes

      15  Bibliography

      16  Index

      17  End User License Agreement

      Guide

      1  Cover

      2  Table of Contents

      3  Endorsement

      4  Dedication

      5  Title Page

      6  Copyright

      7  Preface and acknowledgements

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