Comprehensively rewritten and updated to provide a concise but definitive introduction to British politics and government after more than five years of new Labour government. As well as according greater attention to the growing role of the European Union in politics, this edition provides full coverage of the major changes in constitutional arrangements and governance under Tony Blair and makes comparisons throughout between politics in the United Kingdom and in other democratic political systems.
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"Concise and reliable, clearly laid out and illustrated, it succeeds admirably in providing integrated and up-to date coverage of the emerging landscape of British politics in the early 21st century."--Michael Moran, University of Manchester
"...has excellent coverage, is engagingly written, contains well-focused and concise boxed information, and deals very well with contemporary issues and developments."--Andrew Heywood, Orpington College
"...has excellent coverage, is engagingly written, contains well-focused and concise boxed information, and deals very well with contemporary issues and developments."--Andrew Heywood, Orpington College
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Bill Coxall, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, Brighton University.
Lynton Robins, Coordinator for Public Policy, De Montfort University, Leicester.
Robert Leach, Principal Lecturer in Government, Leeds Metropolitan University.
Lynton Robins, Coordinator for Public Policy, De Montfort University, Leicester.
Robert Leach, Principal Lecturer in Government, Leeds Metropolitan University.
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Politics is a subject that arouses conflicting emotions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
recency approach, traditional public administration model, primacy approach, managerial delegation, former nationalised industries, prime ministerial government, elected local authorities, prime ministerial power, additional member system, individual ministerial responsibility, political socialisation, deputy first minister, new magistracy, own backbenchers, more open government, tactical voting, core executive, elected regional assemblies, pensions crisis, sectional groups, devolution process Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Liberal Democrats, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, European Parliament, House of Lords, New Right, Westminster Parliament, Second World War, United States, European Community, Human Rights Act, Harold Wilson, Countryside Alliance, European Convention, Sinn Fein, Welsh Assembly, Cabinet Office, Maastricht Treaty, Next Steps, White Paper, European Commission, Gordon Brown New!
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Politics is a subject that arouses conflicting emotions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
recency approach, traditional public administration model, primacy approach, managerial delegation, former nationalised industries, prime ministerial government, elected local authorities, prime ministerial power, additional member system, individual ministerial responsibility, political socialisation, deputy first minister, new magistracy, own backbenchers, more open government, tactical voting, core executive, elected regional assemblies, pensions crisis, sectional groups, devolution process Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Liberal Democrats, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, European Parliament, House of Lords, New Right, Westminster Parliament, Second World War, United States, European Community, Human Rights Act, Harold Wilson, Countryside Alliance, European Convention, Sinn Fein, Welsh Assembly, Cabinet Office, Maastricht Treaty, Next Steps, White Paper, European Commission, Gordon Brown New!
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