| Description |
1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Research Questions -- Defining the Scope of the Study -- Method and Explanatory Framework -- Sources -- Limitations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Other Sources -- 1 Concepts of Opposition -- Questions of Definition -- Opposition as Inherent -- Constitutional Opposition -- The Idea of a Patriot King -- Does This Imply the Need for a Formal Official Opposition? -- The Opposition's Proper Role -- Implications for the Study -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Other Sources |
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2 Official Recognition: Parliamentary Procedure and Government Contacts -- The Parliamentary Requirement for Opposition -- Front-Bench Opposition -- Parliamentary Duties and Opportunities -- Government and 'Privy Council' Briefings -- Pre-election Contacts -- Implications for the Study -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Interviews -- Other Sources -- 3 Official Recognition and the Growth of Institutional Support -- First Statutory Support -- Privy Council and Royal Recognition -- Provision of a Car -- Provision of an Official Residence -- Police Protection -- Civil Service Support -- 'Short Money'-1976 |
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Implications for the Study -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Interviews -- Other Sources -- 4 People and Places: The Organisation of the Institution -- Team Effort-Shadow Cabinet and Shadow Ministers -- Corridors of Powerlessness: The Working Environment -- Attlee and Churchill: 1935-1955 -- Gaitskell, Wilson, and Heath: 1955-1975 -- Thatcherite Expansion, 1975-1979 -- Callaghan and Foot: 1979-1983 -- Neil Kinnock: 1983-1992 -- Smith and Blair: 1992-1997 -- Opposition Blues: 1997-2010 -- Left in the Shadows Again: 2010-2020 -- An Office Preparing for Office? -- Implications for the Study -- Notes |
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Characterising the Changes -- Explaining the External Factors -- Internal Factors: 'The Lightbulb Must Want to Change' -- Critical Junctures? -- What Have Been the Effects of Change? -- Recurring Challenges: Resources -- Recurring Challenges: An Ill-Defined Role -- Challenges to the Model -- Shaping the Institution for the Future -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Interviews -- Other Sources -- Index |
| Summary |
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of a peculiar but now firmly established British institution - the Official Opposition - tracking its development since 1935 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography -- Interviews -- Other Sources -- 5 Working the Night Shift: Approaches to Opposition -- The Twin Dilemma -- The Scrutiny Role -- 'Oppositions Oppose' -- Responsible Opposition -- Government-in-Waiting: The Office-Seeking Role -- Loyal Opposition -- Policy-Making -- Lighthouse, Not Shop Window -- Managing the Team -- Public Image -- The Worst Job in Politics? -- Implications for the Study -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Interviews -- Other Sources -- 6 Conclusions -- Shining Light Into the Shadows -- Fitting Into the Concept: The Power of Institutionalised Ideas |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Opposition.
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Opposition (Political science) -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Opposition (Political science) -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
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Opposition (Political science)
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Politics and government.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056918
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056920
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| Subject |
Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781003825074 |
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1003825079 |
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