Palgrave Review of British Politics 2005

The Palgrave Review of British Politics 2005 provides up-to-date coverage of developments in British government and politics written by a team of leading experts. This is an indispensable reference book covering the entire political year focussing on the

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Palgrave Review of British Politics 2005 Edited by Michael Rush Emeritus Professor of Politics University of Exeter, UK and Philip Giddings Senior Lecturer in Politics University of Reading, UK

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© Editorial matter and selection © Michael Rush and Philip Giddings 2006 All remaining chapters © respective authors 2006 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2006 978-0-230-00258-6 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St Martin’s Press LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-28083-4 ISBN 978-0-230-59815-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230598157

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To Fred Ridley, Editor of Parliamentary Affairs, 1976–2005, who commissioned the series of articles which inspired this volume.

‘Anyone wanting to keep up with the latest developments in British Government and politics should have a copy of this volume – the latest in an indispensable series by well-informed and in-touch analysts and academics. It fills an important gap in providing information and analysis.’ Peter Riddell is Chief Political Commentator of The Times and author of