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Does Britain have a presidential or a cabinet style government? - page 4
Keywords: britain uk government presidential prime ministerial cabinet executive
By exploiit on 19/06/2010
Level: A Level (Year 12) / AS Level
Page Number: 4 of 4 pages: 1 2 3 4the ability for the Prime Minister to bypass full Cabinet by eliminating the chance of opposition. As well as this, the Prime Minister can present a policy to Cabinet as a ‘fait accompli’. This kind of autocracy is dangerous to the democratic system to which a Cabinet government should exist, and adds much weight to Crossman’s theory. It is claimed that many Cabinet decisions are not even reported to the full Cabinet for discussion or approval. They may become government policy without some ministers even being informed. The first a minister may know is when it is introduced into the Parliament or by the press.
With both sides of this spectrum so closely argued, it is difficult to see one as being wholly correct without realising the contradiction put forward by the other. Each theorist has used relative and timeless evidence to support his assessment, and it is easy to see a mixture of both forms of government in power today when reviewing these ideas. I must conclude that neither Walter Bagehot nor Richard Crossman were wrong in their evaluation of Britain’s political governing system. I see that the Prime Minister has indeed taken a much more assertive role in modern Politics, and often dwarfs his colleagues in Cabinet. I also see however, that while the attention lies ultimately with the Prime Minister, the Cabinet does in fact have a gargantuan impact and is the driving force behind today’s government in Britain.
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