Who Gets to be Prime Minister?

What Does the Prime Minister Do?

What is the Relationship Between the Prime Minister and Parliament?

How Powerful is the Prime Minister?

Comparing the UK Prime Minister with the US President

How Does the Prime Minister Cease to be Prime Minister?

The Role of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Conventions: Individual and Collective Responsibility

The Powers of a Prime Minister

Prime Ministerial Power: Personality and Style

Prime Ministerial Power: Authority and Resources

Prime Ministerial Power: Hiring and Firing

Departmental Disputes and the Ultimate Power of Cabinet

Other Actors and the Core Executive

Tony Blair and New Labour

Giddens and New Labour

David Cameron and Modernisation

Messy Ideologies

One Nation Conservatism

Why Thatcherism?

Progressive Conservatism

Boris Johnson: A Progressive Conservative?

Prime Minister and Cabinet

Policies and Impact

Pandemics and the Secretary for Health

Parliament and Government: Influence

Soundbites

Are Politicians Trustworthy?

Key Political Interviews

Political Interviews: Change Over Time

Importance of the Media Between Elections

Prime Ministers and Personality

The Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit

Special Advisors to Cabinet Ministers

Health and Education Policy Under New Labour

Challenges Facing the New Prime Minister

Are Politicians Untrustworthy?

Can Governments Solve the Climate Crisis?

Are Prime Ministers Like CEOs?

How Much Influence Does Parliament Hold Over the Government?

Improving UK Politics

The Cabinet

Improving the Civil Service

Keeping Politicians Accountable

What is the relationship between backbenchers and the government?

What are the key challenges facing the current Prime Minister?

What are the key challenges facing the current Education Secretary?

How important is the personality of a Prime Minister in UK politics?