Talk:Kitchen Cabinet

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[edit] Bush's Kitchen Cabinet

Could Karl Rove be considered a member of Bush's kitchen cabinet? He doesn't hold a cabinet position but I don't think there's anyone anywhere who'd deny that he's a very important figure in the Administration. -Kasreyn 09:50, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Who could be considered members of Bush's Kitchen Cabinet?

In the UK the term Kitchen Cabinet was applied at least as far back as the Harold Wilson premiership of the 1960s. It has become fashionable to see Tony Blair as the inheritor of the Thatcher style of government, but to those of us who remember that far back it is clear that it was the Wilson/Kennedy era that inspired him. (User - Chris May 22 Feb 06)

[edit] Original Research

The term has been adopted in recent years by those in British politics as a term of abuse for the way in which British Prime Ministers (especially Tony Blair) have sidelined the traditional democratic cabinet structures to rely far more on a close group of non-elected advisors and allies. Examples of this practice include Blair's reliance on advisor Andrew Adonis before his appointment to the cabinet. Traditionally, the role of creation of education policy would have rested on the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when formulating policy. The new found autonomy and power of the Prime Minister's Office in parliamentary democracies (whether in India, Canada or Great Britain) means the formulation of a "kitchen cabinet" or inner cabinet may well become a regular occurrence -- thus challenging the whole premise of collective responsibility and perhaps even parliamentary sovereignty.

This all seems like original research and synthesis of new ideas to me. Can anyone provide references? The second part, in particular, seems to violate WP:NPOV. I am going to remove if it remains unsourced. /Blaxthos 13:29, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

While I don't doubt it, if it can't be found out I wont be very sad to see it go. 68.39.174.238 07:44, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Month and a half with no challenge. Removed. /Blaxthos 15:17, 11 December 2006 (UTC)