TY - BOOK AU - Benyon,John AU - Denver,D.T. AU - Fisher,Justin TI - Central debates in British politics SN - 058243727X (pbk.) U1 - 320.941 PY - 2003/// CY - Harlow, England PB - Longman KW - Great Britain KW - Politics and government KW - 1997- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface. - Contributors. - Acknowledgements. - Pt. 1. Introduction: British politics in context. 1. The contexts of British politics. 2. Enduring questions about politics. - Pt. 2. Constitutional issues. 3. Devolution and the future of the union I. 4. The future of the union II: Northern Ireland. 5. Electoral reform. 6. Referendums. 7. Change in parliament. 8. Europe and the European union. - Pt. 3. Representation. 9. Political parties: organisational change and intra-party democracy. 10. Elections and voting. 11. Representation: parties pressure groups and social movements. 12. The media and politics. 13. Citizenship. - Pt. 4. Executives and governance. 14. Prime minister and cabinet. 15. Ministers, civil servants and advisors. 16. New local governance. - Pt. 5. Policy. 17. The economy. 18. Health care policy. 19. Foreign and defence policy. 20. Environmental Policy. 21. Dealing with moral issues. - Pt. 6. Regulation. 22. Regulating society: Quangos. 23. Regulating politics: the committee on standards in public life. 24. The courts and the judiciary. - Index ER -