Britain in the Nineties: The Politics of ParadoxHugh Berrington Routledge, 2014 M06 11 - 240 pages This volume looks at the changes in British politics and government since the accession of Mrs Thatcher in 1979, and in particular at the 1990s. Its aim is to explore some of these changes and to emphasize the recurring paradoxes in political developments. |
Contents
The Politics of Paradox | 1 |
RT McKenzie and after | 28 |
Opinion Rebellion and the Maastricht Treaty in the Backbench Conservative Party 19921994 | 44 |
The Europeanisation of the Labour Party | 72 |
Narratives of Thatcherism | 97 |
New Regulatory Agencies in British Privatised Utilities | 120 |
The Judicial Dimension in British Politics | 148 |
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