Unfit To Govern

Politics UK [Paperback] by Bill Jones & Philip Norton
Paperback: 720 pages
Publisher: Longman; 7 edition (8 July 2010)

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Bill Jones is Professor and lecturer of Politics and History at Liverpool Hope University. He is the author of several well-known textbooks on British politics including the previous 6 editions of Politics UK, British Politics Today, and The Dictionary of British Politics. Philip Norton, Lord Norton of Louth, is Professor of Government and Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull, as well as being a member of the House of Lords.  He is the author or editor of 28 books.

Politics UK  is an introduction to British politics, providing a thorough and accessible overview of the institutions and processes of British government, a good grounding in British political history, and an incisive introduction to the issues facing Britain today. With contributed chapters from respected scholars in the field and short essays on real-world politics from well-known political commentators (description provided by amazon.co.uk). This is a significant update to this book which was last published in 2006. New to this edition;

• A full new chapter covering the 2010 general election  – campaigns, contexts, and outcomes
• new chapter on 'Britain and the World'
• coverage of the banking crisis in Britain, the MPs expenses scandal and the Iraq Inquiry