Garnett, Mark,  1963- <br/><br/>
The British Prime Minister in an age of upheaval / 
Mark Garnett. 
 - viii, 269 pages 
<br/><br/> "In this timely book, Mark Garnett provides a bracing reassessment of the role of the British Prime Minister, from Margaret Thatcher’s controversial tenure to Boris Johnson’s attempt to confront a pandemic with a ministerial team created to face the very different challenge of Brexit. Taking a thematic approach, Garnett explores the impact of major political developments and personalities on key aspects of prime ministerial functions as party leader, Cabinet-maker, chief diplomat and electoral talisman. Much of the controversy over the position of Prime Minister, he concludes, arises from a confusion between the occupant’s inescapable political prominence and his or her – often limited – ability to achieve positive policy outcomes. With both David Cameron and Theresa May forced to resign since 2016, the book questions whether the nature of the job has become a deterrent for politicians who are motivated by a desire to serve the British public, opening the way for individuals with much less laudable motivations."-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781509539369 9781509539352 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Prime ministers--History.--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Politics and government--2010-<br/>Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2010<br/>Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>941.086