Abstract

PART I THE CONTEXT OF BRITISH POLITICS - What is Politics? - British Politics Since the War - The Social and Economic Context - Political Culture - Ideology and Politics - PART II INSTITUTIONS AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS - The Changing British Constitution - Britain and the European Union - Prime Minister and Cabinet - Ministers, Departments and the Civil Service - Quasi-Government - Local Government - Parliament - Political Parties - Voting Behaviour and Elections - Pressure Groups - Mass Media - Politics, the Courts and Redress - The Secret State - PART III ISSUES AND POLICIES - The Policy Process - Management of the Economy - Education - Health - Housing - Inequality in Britain - The Unions, Unemployment and Industrial Relations - Ethnic Minority Politics - Women, Inequality and Politics - Politics and the Environment - Northern Ireland - Foreign and Defence Policy - The Politics of Law and Order - PART IV ANALYSING BRITISH POLITICS - Power in Britain - From Thatcher to Major

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