Butler's British political facts / Roger Mortimore, Andrew Blick, editors.
Contributor(s): Mortimore, Roger [editor.]
| Blick, Andrew [editor.] | Butler, DavidPublisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018Description: viii, 883 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781137567086; 9781137567093Other title: British political facts | Political factsUniform titles: British political facts. Subject(s): Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 20th century | Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 21st century | Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 320.941 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Queen's Room, Principal Floor | Reference Dewey | REF 320.941 BUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 016404 | ||
| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Queen's Room, Principal Floor | RESEARCH DESK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 016408 | |||
| Reference material | Millbank Millbank Reading Room | Reference Dewey | REF 320.941 BUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 017821 | ||
| Reference material | Millbank 5 GCS, Room 2-30 | RES_RM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 016406 |
Previous edition published as British political facts / David Butler and Gareth Butler. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
1. Governments -- 2. The civil service -- 3. Parties -- 4. Parliament -- 5. Parliamentary elections -- 6. Referendums -- 7. Constitution and rights -- 8. Social conditions -- 9. Justice and law enforcement -- 10. Investigation and regulation -- 11. Interest groups and pressure groups -- 12. Religion -- 13. The economy and public finance -- 14. The public sector -- 15. Armed forces and defence -- 16. The media -- 17. Local government -- 18. Devolution -- 19. International affairs -- 20. Political allusions.
"This book is the most comprehensive single volume reference work available for British political facts. Covering the period from 1900 to the present, it is the latest edition in a series previously edited by David Butler and various collaborators. This new edition updates the contents to the immediate post-European Union referendum period in the UK. It is useful to a wide range of potential readers, including students, educators, journalists, policy professionals, and anyone with an interest in politics and political history. It will be valuable to academics working in a variety of disciplines, including history and political science." -- Back cover.