British Cabinet Government 2nd Edition Author:Simon James Drawing on a wealth of new material that has become available during the 1980s, this book examines the growth of pressures on the Cabinet system since 1945. It traces the decline in the role of the Cabinet, the growth of powerful committees, and the predominance of the Prime Minister, most dramatically apparent during Mrs. Thatcher's tenure of D... more »owning Street. It examines the impact upon the Cabinet of EC membership and compares the British experience to cabinets in other European and Commonwealth countries.« less