This book provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the key political issues in Britain and their impact on the electoral and policy process. The author concentrates on those issues that have won and lost elections in recent years--taxation, unemployment, education, health and welfare provision--and shows how the agenda of debate has evolved from the period of post-war consensus and Thatcherism through to the impact of New Labor. The book also provides full coverage of other issues of continuing political importance such as defense, law and order, racial and gender discrimination, and the environment, and pays particular attention to issues of UK governance such as devolution, Europe, Northern Ireland, the sleaze factor, accountability and the wide-ranging constitutional reforms under the Blair government.

Issues in British Politics

Politics & Social Sciences

Pilkington, Colin

Politics & Government

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

History

Europe

Britain in the European Union Today (Politics Today)

A guide for candidates for British A-level and university exams, providing students with information about the European Union and Britain's relationship to it. The exams are increasingly including questions on the subject, but the courses in history and politics are not yet covering it sufficiently. Covers the growth of the European Union, the impact of Europe on the British political system, and British participation in the institutions and mechanisms of the Union. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Manchester Univ Pr

Legal Theory & Systems

Representative Democracy in Britain Today (Politics Today)

In the aftermath of the Scott Report and the Nolan Committee, this study looks at the declining accountability of government in Britain. A historical survey of the growth of democratic institutions in Britain reveals the great antiquity of the British parliamentary system but it also asks whether institutions evolved in the Middle Ages are suitable and relevant for a country facing the 21st century. A range of constitutional issues and concerns are examined, ranging from the regulation of privatized utilities, to the role of the Treasury in economic accountability. The changes in administration, with the growth of quangos and agencies, are examined, as is the role of unelected components of the system such as the Monarchy and the House of Lords. This volume should be of interest to anyone wishing to understand the changing nature of accountability, responsibility and political legitamacy in modern British politics.

Manchester University Press

The Civil Service in Britain Today (Politics Today)

This book provides an up-to-date look at the British Home Civil Service. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book considers the Civil Service at the end of the period of reform that began in the 1980s and asks vital questions concerning the degree of politicization of the Civil Service that there has been during the Next Steps and other reform programs. The author considers the part played by civil servants in the devolution of government and also describes the heavy commitment to Europe, questioning the extent to which a unified service has been replaced by a federal structure.

Europe remains the great fault line in British politics, the issue with the power to make or break prime ministers and government. This second edition offers a clear, concise introduction to the European Union and the role of Britain in European politics. Colin Pilkington explains how the EU has grown, and covers the impact of the EU on British policy-making and on European legislation. He also explores the British participation in the EU's legislative processes. New to this edition is coverage of the introduction of the Euro, the reform of the Commission, the Amsterdam Treaty, the elections of 1999, and Agenda 2000.

Europe remains the great fault line in British politics, the issue with the power to make or break prime ministers and government. This second edition offers a clear, concise introduction to the European Union and the role of Britain in European politics. Colin Pilkington explains how the EU has grown, and then covers the impact of the EU on British policy-making and on European legislation. He also explores the British participation in the EU's democratic processes, through representation in the European Parliament and through the developing idea of European citizenship. Pilkington concentrates on the impact of Britain's EU membership following the Maastricht Treaty. New to this edition is coverage of the introduction of the Euro, the reform of the Commission, the Amsterdam Treaty, the elections of 1999, and Agenda 2000.

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Issues in British Politics

Issues in British Politics

Britain in the European Union Today (Politics Today)

Britain in the European Union Today (Politics Today)

Representative Democracy in Britain Today (Politics Today)

Representative Democracy in Britain Today (Politics Today)

The Civil Service in Britain Today (Politics Today)

The Civil Service in Britain Today (Politics Today)

Britain in the European Union Today (Politics Today)

Britain in the European Union Today (Politics Today)