This book is the most comprehensive single volume reference work available for British political facts. Covering the period from 1900 to the present, it is the latest edition in a series previously edited by David Butler and various collaborators. This new edition updates the contents to the immediate post-European Union referendum period in the UK. It is useful to a wide range of potential readers, including students, educators, journalists, policy professionals, and anyone with an interest in politics and political history. It will be valuable to academics working in a variety of disciplines, including history and political science.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2018

ISBN

9781137567093

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

European Politics

Index

Politics & International Relations

Preface
Contents
Chapter 1 Governments
Chapter 2 The Civil Service
Chapter 3 Parties
Chapter 4 Parliament
Chapter 5 Parliamentary Elections
Chapter 6 Referendums
Chapter 7 Constitution and Rights
Chapter 8 Social Conditions
Chapter 9 Justice and Law Enforcement
Chapter 10 Investigation and Regulation
Chapter 11 Interest Groups and Pressure Groups
Chapter 12 Religion
Chapter 13 The Economy and Public Finance
Chapter 14 The Public Sector
Chapter 15 Armed Forces and Defence
Chapter 16 The Media
Chapter 17 Local Government
Chapter 18 Devolution
Chapter 19 International Affairs
Chapter 20 Political Allusions
Index