The Palgrave Review of British Politics 2006

The Palgrave Review of British Politics 2006 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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The Palgrave Review of British Politics

Titles include Michael Rush and Philip Giddings (editors) THE PALGRAVE REVIEW OF BRITISH POLITICS 2005 THE PALGRAVE REVIEW OF BRITISH POLITICS 2006

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The Palgrave Review of

British Politics 2006 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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Contents

List of Tables and Figures Notes on Contributors Preface 1 Labour’s Love Lost Stephen Ingle

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2 The Constitution: Fragmentation or Adaptation? Philip Norton

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