The origins of the post of Prime Minister can be traced back to
the eighteenth century when Sir Robert Walpole became the monarch s
principal minister. From the dawn of the twentieth century to the
early years of the twenty-first, however, both the power and the
significance of the role have been transformed.
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British Prime Ministers from Balfour to Brown "explores the
personalities and achievements of those twenty individuals who have
held the highest political office between 1902 and 2010. It
includes studies of the dominant premiers who helped shape Britain
in peace and war Lloyd George, Churchill, Thatcher and Blair as
well as portraits of the less familiar, from Asquith and Baldwin to
Wilson and Heath. Each chapter gives a concise account of its
subject s rise to power, ideas and motivations, and governing
style, as well as examining his or her contribution to
policy-making and handling of the major issues of the time. Robert
Pearce and Graham Goodlad explore each Prime Minister s interaction
with colleagues and political parties, as well as with Cabinet,
Parliament and other key institutions of government. Furthermore
they assess the significance, and current reputation, of each of
the premiers.
This book charts both the evolving importance of the office of
Prime Minister and the continuing restraints on the exercise of
power by Britain s leaders. These concise, accessible and
stimulating biographies provide an essential resource for students
of political history and general readers alike.
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