The British System of Government

Part 1 The social basis: British society and the British people. Part 2 The constitutional framework: the nature of the constitution; the development of liberal institutions; the survival of medieval institutions. Part 3 The actors and their roles: political parties; electors and voters; pressure groups; politicians and leaders; government and opposition; civil servants. Part 4 The process of government: administration and policy-making; parliament and the administration; changing the law; government at the local level. Part 5 The citizen and the government: the rights of the citizen; the police and political violence; assessing British government.