rently weighted in explanatory value. First, are those references which are essentially circumstantial in nature......Included in this category would be the enhanced emphasis upon individual leadership, personal communications and Presidential style in the conduct of British politics.'3
             The employment of techniques such as opinion polling in an attempt to determine policy positions according to public attitudes, and increased favourable media coverage through the use of spin doctors and public relations consultants are also commonplace in the American Presidency. It is widely acknowledged that British society has '......become more 'American' in terms of affluence, life-style and communication technologies, so there is a growing similarity in campaigning techniques adopted.'4 Subsequently, it is possible that the Parliamentary system has incorporated American political forms into their regime.
             A more specific comparison relating to the political stance of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair adds credulity to any parallels drawn previously. Not only do the two men share similar personal lives, but they both stood as centre-left leaders after successive lost elections, trying to reform party images and redefine centre-left status at a time of entrenched Conservative values. 'As a consequence of this active collaboration, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton assumed a close resemblance to one another in their choice of electoral strategies, in the adoption of policies in areas such as welfare reform, taxation and crime'5
             Further comparisons between the political systems suggest conscious emulation on the part of the British premiership of American forms and conditions. The decision to move control over interest rates to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England duplicated both the mechanics and stability of monetary policy as implemented by the Federal Reserve Bank in America. Blair himself at a ...