Mirror is LFIT editorial product designed and tailored specifically for policy-makers. Every publication is intended to compare the Italian and British systems in order to get a deeper comprehension of both and to encourage the exchange of practices and knowledge.

In the first number of Mirror, LFIT analyst Umberto Marengo analyses the role of the shadow cabinet in the UK and the attempts to introduce the practice in Italy.

Battling for credibility from the opposition: the experiences of the Shadow Cabinet in the UK and Italy

“In the United Kingdom the political weight and experience of the shadow cabinet has proven of crucial importance for the opposition to present itself as a government-in-waiting capable of pressing criticism on the government and also of resetting the political agenda. Visibility and credibility are the two main issues for any opposition party: the shadow cabinet model shows that party leaders need to put faces to policies by shaping a leadership team capable of acting like a proper government…

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