British politics / Robert Leach, Bill Coxall, Lynton Robins.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART 1: PEOPLE AND POLITICS Politics, Democracy and Power The Shadow of the Past: British Politics since 1945 Contemporary British Society and Politics Participating in Politics Elections and Voting Political Ideologies Political Parties Pressure Groups Political Communication and the Mass Media PART 2: GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE The Changing British System of Government Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers, Departments and the Civil Service Parliament and the Legislative Process The Law, Politics and the Judicial Process Britain and the European Union Devolution: The Disunited Kingdom? Local Governance and Politics The New British State: Towards Multi-Level Governance PART 3: ISSUES AND POLICIES Issues, Problems and The Policy Process Managing the Economy Delivering public services Equality and Social Justice The Politics of Sex and Gender The Politics of Race and Multiculturalism Politics and the Environment Britain and the World: Making Foreign Policy Who Rules This Place? Power and the New British Politics Bibliography Index

British government and politics today is a complex and fast-changing mix of the traditional and the new. This book provides a concise but definitive introduction to Britain's developing political institutions and processes. Well-presented, including illustrations, charts and comparative boxes, the book has been comprehensively rewritten throughout. This resource site has been designed to provide support and extension activities for all users of this text. Lecturers can use it to organize their teaching around the book and to provide additional support to help their students. Students who may be studying the subject for the first time can use it to help direct and reinforce their own learning. The site is divided into two areas, for the lecturer and student. All Palgrave Macmillan companion websites have free access; however, some lecturer resources are designated for exclusive use by adopters of the text and are therefore password-protected. To gain access to these parts of the website, lecturers will need to register and be authorized with a password by us. All users are invited to explore all other areas of the site as they please. We envisage this site to be used in tandem with the textbook to create and deliver a complete teaching package for lecturers and students.