Abstract
This article reports the results of a recent survey of British Members of Parliament (N = 158) to explore parliamentary evaluations of post-war British Prime Ministers. The survey was fielded in 2013 as a part of a collaborative research project undertaken by undergraduate students. It finds that MPs in general rated Margaret Thatcher as the most successful post-war Prime Minister, with Clement Attlee a close runner-up. It also finds that MPs prioritised the implementation of party policy above merely winning elections, and that MPs thought successful Prime Ministers need to be decisive, principled and intelligent.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 111-127 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Politics |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 3 Dec 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2015 |