cabinet isn't important

• Blair who was the most dominant PM of all time had a sofa government approach to decision making much preferring to reach decisions with individual ministers rather than his cabinet
• PMs have aqquired so many other sources of info and advice from media instead of cabinet meaning that thej cabinet is ignored
• 1969 Wilson came into conflict with his cabinet over his plans to introduce legal restrictions on the power of trade unions
• margret thatcher took leadership without the cabinet during falkland war