Political Issues in Britain TodayBill Jones Manchester University Press, 1999 M06 12 - 433 páginas British politics has been revolutionized in the past ten years by two major factors: the hegemony of Thatcherism for eighteen years; and the current dominance of what some say is variant-Blairism--forged in opposition and enthroned in government since May 1997. This volume addresses key political issues which occupy the government and opposition, including: Blair's style of government, the philosophy of the welfare state and the question of its reform, policy-making in the oppressed local government sector, law and order, reform of the voting system, the effect of EU membership on British politics, the much criticized monarchy, privatization, the environment, education, standards in public life, the politics of the health service, and the usefulness of the House of Lords. |
Contenido
the half empty bottle of reform | 25 |
Tables | 26 |
Reforming the electoral system | 42 |
1 | 51 |
The present usefulness of the House of Commons | 62 |
Leaders or led? Senior ministers in British government | 89 |
Devolution | 105 |
2 | 117 |
Crime and punishment | 227 |
too little too late? | 245 |
Boxes | 266 |
standards in public life | 281 |
Party finance | 307 |
1 | 332 |
The debate about the welfare state | 333 |
Placing New Labour | 346 |
Who makes policy? Policy making in local government | 125 |
1 | 126 |
raising the standard | 139 |
Reforming welfare | 165 |
Privatisation | 181 |
Conservatism after Major | 367 |
Britain and the European Union | 381 |
Economic and monetary union | 397 |
418 | |
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1997 general election argued authorities benefits bill Blairite Britain British cabinet campaign candidates cent claimed Commission companies Conservatism Conservative Party constituency cost Council countries crime currency debate decisions devolution donations economic election electoral environment environmental European exchange rate favour FPTP funding government's green groups Guardian Hansard Society House of Commons increase individual industry institutions interest issues John Major Labour government Labour Party legislation Liberal Democrats Lord manifesto Margaret Thatcher membership million monarchy monetary union Northern Ireland October organisation Parliament parliamentary Party's political parties politicians poll pollution Prime Minister privatisation problems programme proposals quangos reform responsibility role royal schools Scotland Scottish Secretary sector Select Committee shares sleaze social society spending Thatcher Tony Blair Tory trade vote voters Wales welfare Welsh
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