Is The Prime Minister Too Powerful?

Part I of Essay
? It could be argued that British Prime Ministers have not always been in an all-powerful position. It could be said that they are in fact, subject to various limitations. The British Prime Minister is that person who leads the majority party in the House of Commons, or wh ....

Part II of Essay
.... of Collective Responsibility, ensured that the Government could maintain a united front in the face of parliamentary opposition. Within such a system, the PM could be described as 'primus inter pares' - first amongst equals - because, although he was the leading memberof the Government and its chief spokesman, it was the Cabinet rather than the PM that dominated the decision-making process. Almost 100 years later, when Richard Crossman edited 'The English Constitution' and wrote its Foreword, he was able to state that the doctrin ....