The office is what the holder chooses to make of it. Access the accuracy of this statement in relation to the US President and the British Prime Minister.

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The office is what the holder chooses to make of it. Access the accuracy of this statement in relation to the US President and the British Prime Minister.

This is certainly true of the British example; we only have to look at our present Prime Minister, Blair to see how he has moulded the office to suit himself, and subsequently been dubbed by the press as "President" Blair. However, the American example seems somewhat less malleable as under the US Constitution, many checks and balances are in place to prevent a President becoming too powerful.

Is the argument true that Blair's style of government is presidential? There is certainly substantial evidence to warrant such a conclusion. Blair's persona seems to be one that is well above that of the general image and public perception of the Labour party. Blair has an image of being a world statesman perhaps even more so than George Bush. This can be seen after the events of September 11th as we watched Blair travel the world to discuss its implications with world leaders. This seems odd as should this not have been Bush's job since the attack was on