The British PresidencyThe Premiership of Tony Blair has not only reaffirmed previous trends towards leader-centered parties and governments, it has provided a decisive change in the development of a British presidency. The strategies and techniques designed to secure and expand Blair’s public outreach, together with the priority attached to the prime minister’s personal pledges and individual vision have propelled the office into new dimensions of independence. Michael Foley argues that the ascendancy of Blair is not an aberration, but rather a culmination of trends that have established vigorous leadership as a key criterion of political evaluation and governing competence. This edition is completely up-to-date, including the first convincing analysis of Tony Blair's leadership style. |
Contents
Outsiders and spatial leadership in modern American politics | 30 |
the Thatcher precedent | 60 |
the Blair phenomenon | 88 |
Going public and getting personal in the United States | 116 |
John Major Tony Blair and the struggle for public outreach | 146 |
Leadership stretch in Britain | 205 |
April 1997 to 31 April 1997 | 214 |
and nation | 240 |
Tony Blair and the British presidential dimension | 301 |
version I | 322 |
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