The Last Prime Minister: Being Honest About

In the Last Prime Minister Graham Allen shows the British people how they acquired an executive presidency by stealth. It was the first-ever attempt to codify the Prime Minister's powers, many hidden in the mysteries of the royal prerogative.

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface to Second Edition	p. 1
Introduction	p. 9
The Origins of the UK Presidency	p. 11
The Failed Revolution	p. 12
First Among Equals	p. 15
The Myth of Parliamentary Sovereignty	p. 17
The Modern UK Presidency	p. 23
Centralisation of Power in the UK	p. 24
The Modern Media	p. 27
The End of Cabinet	p. 31
The Decline of Party	p. 35
The Ethic of the British Civil Service	p. 38
The Personalisation of Politics	p. 41
Making the UK Presidency Work	p. 45
The Functions of the Presidency	p. 45
Building the UK Presidency	p. 49
Defining the UK Presidency	p. 54
The Future of the UK Presidency	p. 59
The Presidency Changing Itself	p. 61
Legitimising the UK Presidency	p. 66
A New Democratic Settlement	p. 71
What Parliament Needs To Do	p. 74
Further Reading	p. 78
The Presidential Office - Structure & Policy Advice	p. 79
The Presidential Staff	p. 80
Comparison of UK and US Presidencies	p. 82
Prime Ministership Bill	p. 83
Parliamentary Questions	p. 89
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The Last Prime Minister: Being Honest About the U.k. Presidency

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