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  Political StudiesVolume 54 Issue 4, Pages 671 - 690 Published Online: 23 Nov 2006 Journal compilation © 2010 Political Studies Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd Published by the Political Studies Association and Blackwell Publishing
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 140K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Prime Ministers, Presidentialism and Westminster Smokescreens Copyright © 2006 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2006 Political Studies Association ABSTRACTThis article asks, 'how do practitioners understand the relationship between the prime minister, ministers and the rest of Westminster and Whitehall?' We focus on three topics. First, we review tales of a Blair presidency. Second, we explore the governance paradox in which people tell tales of a Blair presidency as they recount stories of British governance that portray it as fragmented with several decision-makers. Finally, we argue that this paradox reveals the distorting influence the Westminster model still exerts on many accounts of British politics. It acts as a smokescreen for the changes in executive politics. (Accepted: 30 January 2006) |
