{"product_id":"the-british-prime-minister-in-mark-garnett-9781509539352","title":"The British Prime Minister in an Age of Upheaval","description":"In this timely book, Mark Garnett provides a bracing reassessment of the role of the British Prime Minister, from Margaret Thatcher's controversial tenure to Boris Johnson's attempt to confront a pandemic with a ministerial team created to face the very different challenge of Brexit. Taking a thematic approach, Garnett explores the impact of major political developments and personalities on key aspects of prime ministerial functions as party leader, Cabinet-maker, chief diplomat and electoral talisman. Much of the controversy over the position of Prime Minister, he concludes, arises from a confusion between the occupant's inescapable political prominence and his or her - often limited - ability to achieve positive policy outcomes. With both David Cameron and Theresa May forced to resign since 2016, the book questions whether the nature of the job has become a deterrent for politicians who are motivated by a desire to serve the British public, opening the way for individuals with much less laudable motivations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Garnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509539352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509539352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.70w x 1.40d","brand":"Mark Garnett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982938505471,"sku":"9781509539352","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e09d9e2e-9d48-4bef-931b-167d21d3b02f.jpg?v=1683263787","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-british-prime-minister-in-mark-garnett-9781509539352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}