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The Palgrave Review of British Politics 2005

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Michael Rush

    1. Politics University of Exeter, UK

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  2. Philip Giddings

    1. Politics University of Reading, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Review of British Politics (PRBP)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Green Shoots of a Conservative Revival?

    • Stephen Ingle
    Pages 1-13

  3. The Constitution: Selective Incrementalism Continues

    • Philip Norton
    Pages 14-29

  4. Elections and Public Opinion: Blair’s Third and Final Electoral Triumph

    • Michael Cole, Tim Jones, Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher
    Pages 30-45

  5. Parties and Party Systems: Movement in the System?

    • Andrew Russell
    Pages 46-60

  6. Pressure Politics: Business as Usual but an Expanding Private Sector

    • Wyn Grant, Justin Greaves
    Pages 61-76

  7. Government and Administration: The Quest for Public Value

    • Andrew Gray, Bill Jenkins
    Pages 77-92

  8. The Citizen and the Administration: Resolving Disputes

    • Philip Giddings
    Pages 93-102

  9. Parliament: The House of Commons — Turbulence Ahead?

    • Richard Kelly, Oonagh Gay, Philip Cowley
    Pages 103-121

  10. Parliament: The House of Lords — A More Representative and Assertive Chamber?

    • Meg Russell, Maria Sciara
    Pages 122-136

  11. Law and Politics: When Power and Rights Collide

    • Sue Prince
    Pages 137-150

  12. Public Policy: Fighting for the Initiative

    • Andrew Hindmoor
    Pages 151-166

  13. Devolution: Diversity, Stability and Challenges to Labour

    • Jonathan Bradbury
    Pages 167-180

  14. Local Government: A Second Wave of Modernisation?

    • Steve Leach, Lawrence Pratchett
    Pages 181-195

  15. Foreign Policy: Changing Priorities

    • Ronald Barston
    Pages 196-212

  16. Britain and Europe: Less of the Poison?

    • Tim Bale
    Pages 213-227

  17. Politics and the Media: Intra- and Inter-Party Debates

    • Dominic Wring
    Pages 228-242

  18. Turning Point or Staging Post?

    • Philip Giddings
    Pages 243-252

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 253-285
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About this book

The Palgrave Review of British Politics 2005 provides up-to-date coverage of developments in British government and politics written by a team of leading experts. This is an indispensable reference book covering the entire political year focussing on the key topics. It also includes a statistical appendix.

Reviews

'Anyone wanting to keep up with the latest developments in British Government and politics should have a copy of this volume - the latest in an indispensable series by well-informed and in-touch analysts and academics. It fills an important gap in providing information and analysis.' - Peter Riddell, Chief Political Commentator, The Times and author of The Unfulfilled Prime Minister - Tony Blair's Quest for a Legacy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Politics University of Exeter, UK

    Michael Rush

  • Politics University of Reading, UK

    Philip Giddings

About the editors

TIM BALE Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Sussex, UK RONALD BARSTON Professor of International Relations, University of Reading, UK JONATHAN BRADBURY Department of Political Theory and Government, University of Swansea, UK MICHAEL COLE Honourable Research Fellow, University of Plymouth, UK PHILIP COWLEY Reader in Politics, University of Nottingham, UK OONAGH GAY Head of the Parliament and Constitution Centre, House of Commons Library, London, UK WYN GRANT Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Warwick, UK ANDREW GRAY Emeritus Professor of Public Management, University of Durham, UK JUSTIN GREAVES Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Warwick, UK ANDREW HINDMOOR Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Queensland, Australia STEPHEN INGLE Department of Politics, University of Stirling, UK BILL JENKINS School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Research, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK TIM JONES Postgraduate Researcher, University of Plymouth, UK RICHARD KELLY Senior Researcher, Parliament and Constitution Centre, House of Commons Library, UK STEVE LEACH Department of Public Policy, De Montfort University, UK LORD NORTON OF LOUTH Professor of Politics, University of Hull, UK LAWRENCE PRATCHETT Department of Public Policy, De Montfort University, UK SUE PRINCE Department of Law, University of Exeter, UK COLIN RALLINGS Department of Politics, University of Plymouth, UK ANDREW RUSSELL Department of Government, University of Manchester, UK MEG RUSSELL Senior Research Fellow, The Constitution Unit, University College London, UK MARIA SCIARA Research Assistant, The Constitution Unit, University College London, UK MICHAEL THRASHER Department of Politics, University of Plymouth, UK DOMINIC WRING Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK ROSS YOUNG Social and General Statistics Section, House of Commons Library, UK

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