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Reforming UK Executive: Plural Beliefs Hinder Progress

5/25/2025

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Alan Page and Terence Daintith contend that efforts to reform the UK executive often falter because of the entrenched belief in a plural executive. Their insightful analysis in "Executive Self-Government and the Constitution" reveals that unless the legal ties between central authority and departmental ministers are reexamined, any institutional changes are doomed to disappoint.

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Story summary

Alan Page and Terence Daintith contend that efforts to reform the UK executive often falter because of the entrenched belief in a plural executive. Their insightful analysis in "Executive Self-Government and the Constitution" reveals that unless the legal ties between central authority and departmental ministers are reexamined, any institutional changes are doomed to disappoint.