Debates in British politics today / edited by Lynton Robins and Bill Jones.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Do we still need the monarchy? / Bill Jones -- Has Prime Minister Major been replaced by President Blair? / Graham P. Thomas -- A constitutional question : the United Kingdom or federal Britain? / Colin Pilkington -- The Belfast Agreement : as good as it gets or worst of all possible worlds? / Arthur Aughey -- A people's Europe : federal or pragmatic? / Colin Pilkington -- Should the Civil Service become fully politicised? / John Greenwood -- Local government : could mayors make a difference? / David Wilson -- Quangos : are they unloved and misunderstood? / Tony Stott -- Are the media the enemy of democracy? / Bill Jones -- Would fixed-term Parliaments enhance democracy? / Philip Norton -- Should citizenship education be compulsory? / Lynton Robins and Vivien Robins -- Towards a more responsive democracy : referendums or electoral reform? / Duncan Watts -- Should political parties be funded by the state? / Graham P. Thomas -- Law and order : is toughness the only answer? / Bill Jones -- Is high taxation the price of a civilised society? / Clive Gray -- Globalisation : is it good or bad for Britain? / Barrie Axford -- Feminism : political success or economic disaster? / Moyra Grant -- Is politics still class based? / Jonathan Tonge -- Reforming the welfare state : benefit or burden? / Rob Baggott -- The environment : our world in danger or Green scaremongering? / Geoff Lee.