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ID161658
Title ProperGreat expectations
Other Title Informationthe job at the top and the people who do it
LanguageENG
AuthorAllen, Nicholas
Summary / Abstract (Note)Anthony King thought and wrote a great deal about British prime ministers and political leadership more generally. But in contrast to the way in which single papers embodied his contribution to our understanding of ‘government overload’, ‘executive‐legislative relations’ and ‘career politicians’, his contribution to our understanding of the prime ministership was defined by a body of work. This essay explores that body of work and identifies some of the themes that characterised it. It then relates King's work to claims about the ‘presidentialisation’ of the office, as well as the importance of the expectations surrounding contemporary prime ministers. As Britain grapples with the challenge of Brexit, we should all take note of his counsel against expecting too much in the way of ‘strong’ prime ministerial leadership.
`In' analytical NotePolitical Quarterly Vol. 89, No.1; Jan-Mar 2018: p.9-17
Journal SourcePolitical Quarterly 2018-03 89, 1
Key WordsJob ;  Great Expectations