Politics and policy in Britain / Leonard Freedman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction: Why Study the British System? -- Ch. 2. The Cultural Setting -- Ch. 3. The Debate Over the Constitution -- Ch. 4. Group and Voters: Organized and Mass Influences on the Parties -- Ch. 5. Inside the Parties -- Ch. 6. Elections in the Television Era -- Ch. 7. The Monarchy: Will It Survive? -- Ch. 8. Prime Ministers and Their Cabinets -- Ch. 9. Civil Servants and Their Ministers -- Ch. 10. Parliament: Does It Matter? -- Ch. 11. The Courts and Criminal Justice -- Ch. 12. Local Government and The Nationality Question -- Ch. 13. The Troubled Economy -- Ch. 14. The Welfare State and Its Critics -- Ch. 15. Education: Access and Quality -- Ch. 16. Race and Gender: How Much Discrimination? -- Ch. 17. Civil Liberties Under Threat -- Ch. 18. Foreign Policy: From Empire to European Union -- Ch. 19. Summing Up: Transatlantic Lessons -- Appendix: General Election Results, 1945-92.