British Politics

ROBERT LEACH was a Principal Lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, where he is now a Visiting Reader following his retirement from teaching. He has written extensively on British government, local government and ideologies. Recent publications for Palgrave Macmillan include Local Governance in Britain and Political Ideology in Britain. BILL COXALL was sometime Senior Lecturer in Humanities, Brighton University, UK. LYNTON ROBINS is Co-ordinator for Public Policy, De Montfort University, UK, and AQA Chief Examiner for Government and Politics A Level. He co-a

PART 1: PEOPLE AND POLITICS - Politics, Democracy and Power - The Shadow of the Past: British Politics since 1945 - Contemporary British Society and Politics - Participating in Politics - Elections and Voting - Political Ideologies - Political Parties - Pressure Groups - Political Communication and the Mass Media - PART 2: GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE - The Changing British System of Government - Prime Minister and Cabinet - Ministers, Departments and the Civil Service - Parliament and the Legislative Process - The Law, Politics and the Judicial Process - Britain and the European Union - Devolution: The Disunited Kingdom? - Local Governance and Politics - The New British State: Towards Multi-Level Governance - PART 3: ISSUES AND POLICIES - Issues, Problems and The Policy Process - Managing the Economy - Delivering public services - Equality and Social Justice - The Politics of Sex and Gender - The Politics of Race and Multiculturalism - Politics and the Environment - Britain and the World: Making Foreign Policy - Who Rules This Place? Power and the New British Politics - Bibliography - Index