Rhetoric in British Politics and Society

Introduction: Rhetoric and the British Way of Politics; Alan Finlayson and James Martin PART I - POLITICS AND LEADERSHIP 1. The Rhetoric of Rhetoric; Nicholas O'Shaughnessy 2. Rhetorical Technique - Aphorisms and Political Persuasion; Robin Burrow and Kevin Morrell 3. Rhetoric and Parliamentary Leadership - Prime Minister's Questions; Christopher Reid 4. Rhetoric and Political Intervention - Churchill's World War Two Speeches in Context; Richard Toye SECTION TWO - IDEOLOGY AND POLICY 5. Rhetoric and Party Politics - Looking Beyond the Leader; Katharine Dommett 6. Rhetoric and the Regions - Time and Space in Welsh Labour Rhetoric on Devolution; David S. Moon 7. Rhetoric and Morality - How the Coalition Justifies Welfare Policy; Richard Hayton and Libby McEnhill SECTION THREE - CULTURE AND SOCIETY 8. Rhetoric and Multiculturalism - David Cameron's 'King James' Speech and the Crisis of Multiculturalism; Bridget Byrne 9. Rhetoric and Race - David Starkey and the 2011 English Riots; Neil Foxlee 10. Rhetoric and Satire - Spitting Image and Political Comedy; Andrew S. Crines 11. Rhetoric and the Everyday - Fairness as Rhetorical Force and the Micro-Politics of Intentionality in a North Manchester Town; Katherine Smith Conclusion: Rhetoric, British Identity and Interdisciplinarity; Judi Atkins and Nick Turnbull