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Tony Wright's Very Short Introduction to British Politics is an interpretative essay on the British political system, rather than merely an abbreviated textbook on how it currently works. He identifies key characteristics and ideas of the British tradition, and investigates what makes British politics distinctive, while emphasizing throughout the book how these characteristics are reflected in the way the political system actually functions. Each chapter is organized around a key theme, such as the constitution or political accountability, which is first established and then explored with examples and illustrations. This in turn provides a perspective for a discussion of how the system is changing, looking in particular at devolution and Britain's place in Europe.

Features
Accessible, concise introduction to a wide-ranging, complex subject
Author well known in both scholarly and political circles: former Junior Minister; now a sometimes outspoken critic of government policy
Written by a former academic who is now a Labour MP, bringing illustrative experience as well as theoretical and historical expertise
Fluent, thoughtful and prolific writer
Focuses on what makes British politics distinctive, and its likely future direction

Product Details
136 pages; 15 halftones & line illus.

About the Author(s)
Tony Wright is MP for Cannock Chase, and Chairman of the Public Administration Committee. Before entering parliament in 1992 he was Reader in Politics at the University of Birmingham. His publications include Socialisms: Old and New (OUP; reissued Routledge, 1996), Citizens and Subjects: An Essay on British Politics (Routledge, 1994), Why Vote Labour? (Penguin, 1997) and, as editor, The British Political Process (Routledge, 1999).
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