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Elements of Gov |
- Cabinet ministers: 23: PM, heads of large gov department, members of either HOC/HOL, - 15 senior non cabinet ministers like Attorney general - 60 junior ministers not in cabinet ( run departments - 17 whips, chief sits in cabinet, role of ensuring party discipline 115, total |
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Role of cabinet etc |
- 23 members, from -HOC/HOL, - meet once a week or not often if there a crisis - Pm chairs meeting - cabinet committees created to deal in detail with specific areas of governmental policy (4-6) - The minutes (detailed accts) of cabinet meeting secret 30yrs, but main decisions widely made known - decisions effectively are official gov policy - PM has power to dismiss , appoint , create or abolish Cabinet posts and reshuffle - formalises and legitimises official gov policy - deals with disputes between diff Gov departments
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Role of ministers |
- responsible for policies and decisions made by Gov departments - responsible for managing proposed legislation through the parliament - helped by civil servants - cabinet ministers dual role - manage department and part of senior collective decision making body |
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PM |
- derives authority from monarch, prerogative powers - head gov not state, (queen head of state but Pm acts in place of the head) - PM is first amongst equals, technically same position as any other minister but acknowledged they're most senior and thus leads Gov |
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Collective responsibility |
- cabinet collectively responsible for all official Gov policy - must support Gov policy even if they disagree with it privately otherwise dismissed - ministers must resign if oppose Gov policy publicly ( Iain Duncan smith work and pensions secretary reigned ) - this maintains gov unity, helps pm maintain loyalty among colleagues, prevents division of gov by opposition |
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Individual ministerial responsibility |
- minister responsible for all decisions made by their department - minister responsible regardless of being involved in decision making process - if error is serious enough, expected to resign or face dismissal - also issues of personal misconduct expected to resign ( David laws chief secretary to the treasury 2010 over alleged financial irregularities) |
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Sources of PM power and authority |
- Prerogative powers , by convention these are monarchs powers delegated to PM - PM is head of governing party which won the right to govern and so PM carries partys elective authority - PM is Parliamentary leader since he is leader of governing party , derives authority from parliament also - head of Cabinet, derives power from this - popular mandate: as voters can be said to vote for Pm |
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Powers of PM |
- Head of Gov: create posts , departments , abolish, chair cabinet - Patronage: appoint/dismiss, reshuffle, allocate cabinet ,chairs cabinet meeting, agenda, determines outcome of meeting, holds bilateral informal meetings with key ministers - chief foreign policy maker: high public profile, represents country in international affairs such as negotiating treaties - chief policy maker: directs Gov policy, sets agenda, takes key role in times of crisis (2008 financial crisis) - chief gov spokesperson: ultimate source of official government policy - commander in chief of armed forces: committing British troops into battle |
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Constraints on PM power |
- Patronage: some individuals have high public profile like Theresa may,bojo and so unwise to fire. - Head of Gov: senior ministers may challenge pm, problems may arise( Thatcher voted out of office) - chief policy maker: backbencher rebellions , limited time, - chief spokesperson: may be unpopular with electorate, media criticism - Parliamentary majority: Blair good 180seat, but a minority Gov like Callahan weak and may fall apart - lack of media and public support - authority weakens - events out of their control may weaken - coalition partners demands and views |
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Leadership Styles |
- Philip Norton 87 divided 4 categories - Innovators: fight to become PM and achieve manifesto plans, push and cajole party to support them(Margaret Thatcher) - Egoists: seek power for sake of it, whatever action considered necessary to protect position ( Blair ) - Reformers: seek power to achieve particular programme of public policy largely dictated by ideological agenda of own political party - balancers : seek to maintain stability in society, avoid policies that may prove socially divisive ( John major) |
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Theories of executive power |
-Cabinet gov: Brown and major, Listen to cabinet and is first among equals( no public disagreement, members of cabinet announce key policies) - core executive: 2-4 that dominant the rest of cabinet, DC is accused of this(networking, team image) - Prime ministerial gov: dominates central Gov ( less frequent meetings, all policy areas influenced by Pm) - Presidentialism: Tiny Blair and Thatcher, complete control theory they've become Presidents even tho not heads of state( growth of spatial leadership, personalised election campaigns, personal agenda) |
