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The New British Politics is one of the most comprehensive and successful introductions to British politics ever published. Now available in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, this clear, lively and authoritative text has an emphasis on law and order and the historical context of British politics. Written by internationally-known specialists, the book combines incisive and original analysis with direct presentation.
CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
INTRODUCTION
1. British politics in context: international, social, and historical settings
PART I HISTORY
2. The first industrial country: ideas and institutions 1688 1931
3. From government intervention back to free markets and a 'third way': ideas and institutions, 1931 2006
PART 2 GOVERNMENT
4. A British constitution?
5. The Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and the Core Executive
6. Ministries, ministers and mandarins: central government in Britain
7. The changing state: administrative reforms
PART 3 SOVEREIGNTY
8. Britain in Europe
9. Europe in Britain
10. Disuniting the Kingdom: Ireland
11. Devolution: Scotland, Wales and the English regions
12. Local democracy?
PART 4 POPULAR PARTICIPATION
13. Pressure groups
14. The mass media and pluralist democracy
15. Elections and voting
PART 5 REPRESENTATION
16. Political parties and party factions
17. Party ideologies and political representation
18. Parliament: the House of Lords and the House of Commons
PART 6 ORDER
19. The courts and the judiciary
20. The police and policing
21. Security and secrecy
PART 7 POLICY
22. Foreign and defence policy
23. Environmental policy
24. Economic policy
25. Social policy
26. Equal opportunities
PART 8 ASSESSMENT
27. Problems, policies, processes and democracy, 1997 2006
Glossary
Author Index
Subject Index