Add to ORKGDiscreet, inconspicuous, prudent… The perfect prime-ministerial aide is always in the background, a low-profile figure unknown outside the Westminster bubble. Unfortunately, reality often falls short of the ideal; for as long as the office of Prime Minister has existed, its occupants have been supported by a range of colourful individuals who have garnered public interest, controversy and criticism. At Power’s Elbow tells their story for the first time, uncovering the truth behind three centuries’ worth of prime ministers and their aides. Its subjects range from the early media-managers and election-fixers of Sir Robert Walpole, to the teams supporting the wartime premierships of David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill, to the semi-officia...
The Black Door explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the...
Political journalists often refer to Leader of the Opposition as the hardest job in politics, but op...
As Brexit demonstrates, the British people self-image has mutated wildly across the last century. Th...
Whoever the individual office holder, the Prime Minister is always the countries pre-eminent leader,...
Forming a coalition involves compromise, so a prime minister heading up a coalition government, even...
Forming a coalition involves compromise, so a prime minister heading up a coalition government, even...
The office of Prime Minister stands at the apex of the British political system. An undertsanding of...
Passing the first 100 days mark suggests to Andrew Blick and George Jones that the coalition governm...
The news media interest in political celebrity, backed up by the phenomenon of process journalism, m...
With a strong Commons majority behind the government, George Jones and Andrew Blick argue that wheth...
Whoever wins the election and takes office in 10 Downing Street will dispose of greatly increased po...
The issue of media management or ‘spin’ came to dominate Tony Blair’s time in office; so much so tha...
The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.The long-standing debate about the ...
Ministers increasingly rely on advisers for support and advice. In many countries, these political a...
This edited collections brings together a selection of key readings to provide a timely reassessment...
The Black Door explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the...
Political journalists often refer to Leader of the Opposition as the hardest job in politics, but op...
As Brexit demonstrates, the British people self-image has mutated wildly across the last century. Th...
Whoever the individual office holder, the Prime Minister is always the countries pre-eminent leader,...
Forming a coalition involves compromise, so a prime minister heading up a coalition government, even...
Forming a coalition involves compromise, so a prime minister heading up a coalition government, even...
The office of Prime Minister stands at the apex of the British political system. An undertsanding of...
Passing the first 100 days mark suggests to Andrew Blick and George Jones that the coalition governm...
The news media interest in political celebrity, backed up by the phenomenon of process journalism, m...
With a strong Commons majority behind the government, George Jones and Andrew Blick argue that wheth...
Whoever wins the election and takes office in 10 Downing Street will dispose of greatly increased po...
The issue of media management or ‘spin’ came to dominate Tony Blair’s time in office; so much so tha...
The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.The long-standing debate about the ...
Ministers increasingly rely on advisers for support and advice. In many countries, these political a...
This edited collections brings together a selection of key readings to provide a timely reassessment...
The Black Door explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the...
Political journalists often refer to Leader of the Opposition as the hardest job in politics, but op...
As Brexit demonstrates, the British people self-image has mutated wildly across the last century. Th...