Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgement; List of illustrations; 1 The Britishness of British politics; 2 The political constitution; 3 Arguing: the political conversation; 4 Governing: the strong centre; 5 Representing: party rules OK; 6 Accounting: heckling the steamroller; 7 The end of British politics?; Further reading; Index
Summary
Tony Wright's 'Very Short Introduction' is an interpretative essay on the British political system, rather than merely an abbreviated textbook on how it currently works. He identifies key characteristics and shaping ideas of the British tradition, and investigates what makes British politics distinctive
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-113) and index