Politics U K

The sweeping changes that have transformed the British political scene over the last two decades - right up to the resignation of Mrs. Thatcher in November 1990 - are interpreted by six of Britain's leading political scientists, each one writing on their own specialist area. The result is a comprehensive account of British politics. The book covers the core institutional features of "A" level and first year university and polytechnic syllabuses - the constitution, parliament, prime minister and departments, voting, parties, the media, pressure groups and local government - while also addressing the wider context of political life. Chapters on the major institutions are accompanied by others on political history since World War II, the social and economic context, political ideas, the judiciary, policy making and the key policy areas of the economy, social welfare, Northern Ireland, foreign and defence policy and the European Community.