British government in crisis, or, The third English revolution. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: British government in crisis; Third English revolution
• Further Information: Note: Christopher Foster.
• Other Names: Foster, Christopher D
• Contents: Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction What Has Gone Wrong; 1 Parliament; 2 The Constitution Acquires a Third Element The Civil Service; 3 Decision Making The Exercise of Ministerial Power; 4 Laws That Work; 5 Cabinet Tries to Cope; 6 Overload and Gridlock The Old Regime's Decline; 7 Margaret Thatcher; 8 The Poll Tax; 9 Major The Counter Revolution That Failed; 10 The House of Commons Less Representative Less Effective; 11 The Spread of Grass Roots Anarchy; 12 Blair's Cabinet Monarchy Returns; 13 The Excesses of News Management; 14 Ministers Diminished Standing. 15 Civil Service End of Northcote Trevelyan16 Nadir of Government The Railways; 17 Summarising the Revolution; 18 Resilience or a Third Presidency; 19 A More Legal Constitution; 20 Restoration; Conclusion Where Do We Go From Here; Appendix The Author's Relevant Experience; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Oxford Portland, Or : Hart
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (325 pages)
• Subjects: 320.941; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General; Politics and government; Politisches Verhalten; Politisches System; Regierungskrise; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-; Great Britain; Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland; Großbritannien; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847310576; 1847310575; 1280808004; 9781280808005; 9786610808007; 6610808007
• Related ISBNs: 1841135496; 9781841135496
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-311) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.