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The Lib-Lab Pact

A Parliamentary Agreement, 1977-78

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Jonathan Kirkup

    1. Cardiff University, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 1-3

  3. Cross-Party Co-operation in British Politics, 1945–1977

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 4-25

  4. Build-Up to the Lib-Lab Pact, 1974–1977

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 26-39

  5. Cross-Party Discussions, 17–20 March 1977

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 40-48

  6. Lib-Lab Discussions, 17–23 March 1977

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 49-82

  7. Cabinet Discussions on the Lib-Lab Agreement

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 83-96

  8. The Lib-Lab Consultative Mechanism

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 97-125

  9. Liberal Party Reaction to the Lib-Lab Pact

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 126-154

  10. Policy Implications of the First Phase of the Pact

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 155-164

  11. The Renewal of the Lib-Lab Agreement

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 165-181

  12. The Second Phase of the Lib-Lab Pact, July–September 1977

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 182-192

  13. The Final Phase of the Lib-Lab Pact, October 1977–August 1978

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 193-218

  14. Conclusion

    • Jonathan Kirkup
    Pages 219-222

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 223-259
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About this book

Using archival sources and interviews with key participants, new insight is gained to how the Lib-Lab Pact of 1977-78 - an agreement, short of a full coalition - came about, was structured and implemented, and how Liberal leader, David Steel, might have achieved significant policy concessions on electoral reform.

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"This a highly incisive, thoroughly researched and intelligently analysed scholarly study of an overlooked aspect of British politics in the crisis-ridden 1970s. The author has forensically trawled the primary archival sources, and also conducted interviews with some of the key participants (including the then Liberal leader, David Steel), before proving a judicious and thoughtful conclusion. This is undoubtedly the definitive book, and essential reading, on this topic." - Peter Dorey, Cardiff University, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cardiff University, UK

    Jonathan Kirkup

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Jonathan Kirkup is Lecturer in Politics at Cardiff University, UK.

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