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ANTHONY SELDON: Camerons propensity to be naïve was checked by the No 10 machine when he was PM. Outside, he has been operating in a no mans land with an apparent recklessness.

Statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, London. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images Statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, London. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images Two timely books – by Anthony Seldon and Mark Garnett – make us think about what it takes to be a successful prime minister, and why so few have been up to the job Sun 4 Apr 2021 02.00 EDT Freshly installed as prime minister, Boris Johnson returned from Buckingham Palace to te...

This weekend marks the 300th anniversary of what we now regard as the first prime minister. It began in Britain, where Robert Walpole served for 21 years, the longest democratic tenure in the world.   Guest ALSO Robert Menzies held office in Australia for 18 years. Unlike many modern leaders he resigned on his own terms, a political rarity. So what distinguishes a good prime minister from a bad one? Has the job become impossible? Guest Scott Prasser, author of Robert Menzies: Man or Myth,...