British Political Parties
British Political Parties examines each of the political parties around a common framework, looking at the development, organisation and ideology. It questions the constitution and roles approach to studying political parties and examines how closely the
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CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL STUDIES SERIES
Series Editor: John Benyon, Director, Centre for the Study of Public Order, University of Leicester A series which provides authoritative yet concise introductory accounts of key topics in contemporary political studies. Other titles in the series include: Pressure Groups, Politics and Democracy in Britain, 2nd edition WYN GRANT, University of Warwick UK Political Parties since 1945 Edited by ANTHONY SELDON, Institute of Contemporary British History Politics and Policy Making in Northern Ireland MICHAEL CONNOLLY, University of Ulster Local Government and Politics in Britain JOHN KINGDOM, Sheffield Hallam University British Political Ideologies ROBERT LEACH, Leeds Metropolitan University British Government: The Central Executive Territory PETER MADGWICK, Professor Emeritus, Oxford Brookes University Race and Politics in Britain SHAMIT SAGGAR, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London Selecting the Party Leader MALCOLM PUNNETT, University of Strathclyde Does Parliament Matter? PHILIP NORTON, University of Hull The President of the United States DAVID MERVIN, University of Warwick The Politics of Economic Policy WYN GRANT, University of Warwick Introduction to International Politics DEREK HEATER, formerly of Brighton University and G.R. BERRIDGE, University of Leicester Elections and Voting Behaviour in Britain, 2nd edition DAVID DENVER, Lancaster University The Law and Politics of the British Constitution of the United Kingdom PETER MADGWICK and DIANA WOODHOUSE, Oxford Brookes University
BRITISH POLITICAL PARTIES
JUSTIN FISHER
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LONDON
PRENTICE HALL HARVESTER WHEATSHEAF
NEW YORK TORONTO MADRID
SYDNEY
MEXICO CITY
TOKYO
MUNICH
SINGAPORE
First published 1996 by Prentice Hall Europe Campus 400, Maylands Avenue HemelHempstead Hertfordshire, HP2 7EZ A division of Simon & Schuster International Group ISBN 978-0-333-76326-1 ISBN 978-1-349-15024-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-15024-3 ©Prentice Hall Europe 1996 Reprint of the original edition 1996 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission, in writing, from the publisher. Typeset in 10/12pt Times by Dorwyn Ltd, Rowlands Castle, Hants Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fisher, Justin. British political parties/Justin Fisher. p. cm.-(Contemporary political studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-333-76326-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Political parties-Great Britain. I. Title. II. Series. JN112l.F573 1996 324.241-dc20 96-1544 CIP
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-13-353806-9
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CONTENTS
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Preface
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE BRITISH PARTY SYSTEM Introduction The modern British political party The development of the British party system Fac
