Politics UK (Hardcover, 11 ed)

Part 1: Context? 1. Turbulence and Realignment: Understanding Contemporary Politics in the United Kingdom??2. The UK, Europe, and the world??3. The social and economic context.??Point of View… The Breaking of Britain??Part 2: Defining the Political World??4. Ideology and the liberal tradition??5. Political ideas: The major parties??6. Political ideas: Identities and political fringes.??Point of View… The New Working Class??Part 3: The Representative Process??7. Social Mobility and Elites in the United Kingdom??8. Elections and Voting??9. The mass media and political communication??10. Gender and British politics??11. Pressure groups??12. Political Parties??13. Devolution??Point of View… The Case for the Centre Right??Part 4: The Legislative Process??14. The changing constitution??15. The House of Commons at work??16. The House of Commons under pressure??17. The House of Lords??Part 5: The Executive Process? 18. The core executive: The Prime Minister and Cabinet??19. Ministers, departments and civil servants??20. Local Government??21. The Judiciary.??Point of View… Our Ministerial talent pool is perilously shallow: Can it be deepened???Part 6: The Policy Process??22. The policy-making process??23. The politics of law and order??24. Social policy in the UK??25. Economic policy??26. British foreign and defence policy??27. Britain and the European Union??28. UK immigration policy in a hostile environment.??Point of View… How to become a Great Prime Minister.??Epilogue