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Cabinet Government - Coggle Diagram
Cabinet Government
Role of the executive
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Drafting, passing and implementing legislation
Role of cabinet
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Military situations are always disclosed to cabinet, e.g. Blair before Iraq
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Nature of cabinet
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Meets once a week, emergency meetings can be held
Proceedings of cabinet are secret, revealed after 30 years
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The cabinet system
The PM develops policy proposals of their own, and when ministers oppose (publicly) they usually resign, e.g. Geoffrey Howe
Cabinet Committees are small groups of cabinet members used to determine details of cabinet policies
2010 Coalition had "all major matters of policy" decided by "The Quad", senior Lib Dems and Tories
Chancellor of the Exchequer decides financial policy and presents it to the cabinet, before they have a chance to change it.
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Tactical Appointments
Can be used as a way to "keep your enemies close" - Boris Johnson main competitor, Michael Gove. Also Sunak?
Appointing people who you know will support you, maybe even just yes men