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Government is an integral component of politics, though this term has several meanings I’d like to examine the government, which implies a political organization, comprising individuals and institutions, authorized to formulate public policies and conduct affairs of state. In addition any government is the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries. It’s impossible to imagine a state without government; however, governments are not the same, so now I’d like to examine the peculiarities of the British Government.
No less than three British institutions are involved in the process of governing the kingdom. In the broader sense we may talk about all the politicians, who have been appointed by the Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) to help run the country via various departments and agencies vested with different responsibilities. There are normally about a hundred members of this government, and they are usually known as ministers. Another institution, which is less overcrowded and much more influential on the British policy and can be called the government, is definitely the Cabinet. The British Cabinet includes the PM and his closest advisers. There are usually about twenty people, although the number can vary. Actually there is no limit on the size of the Cabinet, but the number of salaried members is restricted by the “Ministerial and other salaries act 1975”. Practically, it must be large enough to include senior ministers, whilst small enough to allow for constructive discussions. The functions of the cabinet are to initiate and decide on policy, to exercise the supreme control of government and to coordinate Government Departments, which is extremely convenient taking to account the fact that most of the Members of the Cabinet preside over these departments. However, the exercise of these functions is vitally affected by the fact that the Cabinet is a group of party representatives, depending upon majority support in the HoC. It is obvious that the Cabinet is incapable to keep an eye on all the particular matters that is why; a great deal of work is carried out through the committee system. It involves referring issues either to a Standing Cabinet Committee or to an ad hoc committee, composed of the ministers directly concerned. The Committee then considers the matter in detail and either disposes of it or reports upon it to the Cabinet with recommendations for action. Besides, needless to say, that the Cabinet, in order to maintain working atmosphere, operates according to determined principles. At first, I’d like to speak about the principle of collective responsibility. It implies that every member of the government shares the responsibility for every policy made by the government. Practically it leads to the convention when no member of the government can criticize government policy in public. Another fundamental principle, also connected with responsibility is the doctrine of ministerial responsibility. It demands that a minister should accept a full administrative responsibility for the administration of his/her department. A minister’s resignation is the only publicly acceptable course of action if significant mistakes occur. Any member who does so must resign. Of course the work of the Cabinet is also based on the principle of confidentiality. The Cabinet meets in private and its proceedings are confidential. Its members are bound by an oath not to disclose information about its proceedings, although after 30 years Cabinet papers may be available for inspection in the Public Record office. And the last but not the least is the principle of separation of powers, which also regulates the work of the government as a cornerstone of any democracy, however we remember that in Britain the separation is only theoretical. Another body, corresponding to the concept of the Government is the Privy Council. It is the one of the oldest institutions in British policy and the Privy Council Office is the smallest autonomous Government Department. It comprises fewer than 50 members. As a matter of fact, it used to be almost the most important political force in Britain, however nowadays it is almost replaced by the Cabinet. The main role of the Privy Council nowadays is advising the monarch on a range of matters such as, the resolution of Royal Charters to public bodies. The most important tasks of the Privy Council are fulfilled by its Judicial Committee. Finally we need to examine the strongest personality in the British Government in any sense – the British PM. The Prime Minister is the most senior officer of Her Majesty’s Government. The full title of the office is Prime Minister, First Lord of Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service of the UK. The Prime Minister’s main responsibilities include: running the Government, appointing Cabinet and other Ministers, coordinating the activities of the Cabinet and Government Departments, appointing judges, creating Life Peers and making appointments to senior position in the Church of England. In addition leading the majority party and being the face of the Government in the UK and overseas. In theory, the PM of the UK is a primus inter pares in the British Cabinet. In appointing a Cabinet the Prime Minister generally includes members of parliament who have political bases of their own and could potentially be a rival of the PM. However, in practice, a strong Prime Minister can so dominate the government that he becomes a semi-president and fulfills the leadership role in a country in the same way as presidents do. As examples we may mark out William Ewart Gladstone, David Lloyd George, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair.
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No less than three British institutions are involved in the process of governing the kingdom. In the broader sense we may talk about all the politicians, who have been appointed by the Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) to help run the country via various departments and agencies vested with different responsibilities. There are normally about a hundred members of this government, and they are usually known as ministers. Another institution, which is less overcrowded and much more influential on the British policy and can be called the government, is definitely the Cabinet. The British Cabinet includes the PM and his closest advisers. There are usually about twenty people, although the number can vary. Actually there is no limit on the size of the Cabinet, but the number of salaried members is restricted by the “Ministerial and other salaries act 1975”. Practically, it must be large enough to include senior ministers, whilst small enough to allow for constructive discussions. The functions of the cabinet are to initiate and decide on policy, to exercise the supreme control of government and to coordinate Government Departments, which is extremely convenient taking to account the fact that most of the Members of the Cabinet preside over these departments. However, the exercise of these functions is vitally affected by the fact that the Cabinet is a group of party representatives, depending upon majority support in the HoC. It is obvious that the Cabinet is incapable to keep an eye on all the particular matters that is why; a great deal of work is carried out through the committee system. It involves referring issues either to a Standing Cabinet Committee or to an ad hoc committee, composed of the ministers directly concerned. The Committee then considers the matter in detail and either disposes of it or reports upon it to the Cabinet with recommendations for action. Besides, needless to say, that the Cabinet, in order to maintain working atmosphere, operates according to determined principles. At first, I’d like to speak about the principle of collective responsibility. It implies that every member of the government shares the responsibility for every policy made by the government. Practically it leads to the convention when no member of the government can criticize government policy in public. Another fundamental principle, also connected with responsibility is the doctrine of ministerial responsibility. It demands that a minister should accept a full administrative responsibility for the administration of his/her department. A minister’s resignation is the only publicly acceptable course of action if significant mistakes occur. Any member who does so must resign. Of course the work of the Cabinet is also based on the principle of confidentiality. The Cabinet meets in private and its proceedings are confidential. Its members are bound by an oath not to disclose information about its proceedings, although after 30 years Cabinet papers may be available for inspection in the Public Record office. And the last but not the least is the principle of separation of powers, which also regulates the work of the government as a cornerstone of any democracy, however we remember that in Britain the separation is only theoretical. Another body, corresponding to the concept of the Government is the Privy Council. It is the one of the oldest institutions in British policy and the Privy Council Office is the smallest autonomous Government Department. It comprises fewer than 50 members. As a matter of fact, it used to be almost the most important political force in Britain, however nowadays it is almost replaced by the Cabinet. The main role of the Privy Council nowadays is advising the monarch on a range of matters such as, the resolution of Royal Charters to public bodies. The most important tasks of the Privy Council are fulfilled by its Judicial Committee. Finally we need to examine the strongest personality in the British Government in any sense – the British PM. The Prime Minister is the most senior officer of Her Majesty’s Government. The full title of the office is Prime Minister, First Lord of Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service of the UK. The Prime Minister’s main responsibilities include: running the Government, appointing Cabinet and other Ministers, coordinating the activities of the Cabinet and Government Departments, appointing judges, creating Life Peers and making appointments to senior position in the Church of England. In addition leading the majority party and being the face of the Government in the UK and overseas. In theory, the PM of the UK is a primus inter pares in the British Cabinet. In appointing a Cabinet the Prime Minister generally includes members of parliament who have political bases of their own and could potentially be a rival of the PM. However, in practice, a strong Prime Minister can so dominate the government that he becomes a semi-president and fulfills the leadership role in a country in the same way as presidents do. As examples we may mark out William Ewart Gladstone, David Lloyd George, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair.
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