The world of public policy is becoming increasingly small due to dramatic changes in global
communications, political and economic institutional structures, and to nation states …

British politics has been crucially shaped by England's role as pioneer of capitalism, by the
experience of Empire, and by the particular form of its union with Scotland, Ireland and …

Anthony King (1989, p. 97) argued some time ago that:'most of Britain's best political
scientists (…) are for some reason journalists'. This is a claim which could only be made by …

3.1 Responses to Democratic Audit (1991) and (1995)'There should be a freedom of
information act, giving the right of access to information collected by public authorities …

The way in which elections are run is changing, as radical reforms or experiments have
been introduced across the world. This book establishes why election administration might …

The concept of the Competition State differs from the Post-Fordist State proposed by
regulation theory, which asserts that the contemporary restructuring of the state is aimed at …

▪ Abstract Since 1997, Britain has been undergoing a period of constitutional reform. This
reform has been radical and yet piecemeal. The process has been unique in the democratic …

This review article explores the memoirs of six major figures from the New Labour era, while
also reflecting on the contribution made by this genre of memoirs and political …

The changes to the territorial constitution in the United Kingdom since 1997 have been
extensive, but there is no agreement on their long-run significance, opinion being divided as …

Number Ten Downing Street and the Cabinet Office are at the apex of power in British
government, but relatively little is known about the day to day functioning of these great …