Politipedia
A Compendium of Useful and Curious Facts About British Politics
Will be published approx. on 30. August 2007
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-905641-33-8 (ISBN)
Description
The ultimate quirky reference work for voters, students and those in the Westminster village. It is ideal for anyone looking to discover where their vote (and money!) actually go, or for those looking for quotes and fascinating titbits. The book aims to capture the entertaining essence of politics without taking up too much of the reader's valuable time. Taking an 'outsiders' view of the system, the author sets out to ask all the vital questions about politics and then attempts to find answers to them - getting to the heart of each subject with brevity and humour. Whilst the intention is not to mock politics or politicians, along the way there may be a few that do take an occasional knock, and the book refuses to be bland or too polite! This is a fascinating work covering the intricacies of politics in the UK. It is packed with curious facts to make readers laugh out loud, and enough intriguing snippets to provoke some lively debate.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Petersfield
United Kingdom
Illustrations
black & white tables
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-905641-33-8 (9781905641338)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Nick Inman was born in Yorkshire in 1956 and studied politics at the University of Bristol in the 1970s before becoming a travel writer specialising in Spain. He is married with two children and lives in southwest France.
Content
Animalism Backbench revolts - BBC objectivity - British Empire - Budget on the back of an envelope - Business scandals Cabinet composition - Cabinet secretaries - Catchphrases - Civil servants - Clichees - Coalitions - Constitution Debates - Defectors - Desert Island Discs - Diaries - Dictatorial definitions - Diplomatic definitions - Discipline in the House of Commons - Downing Street - Dystopias Election milestones - Eurolovableness Fault lines - Fictional politics - Free speech Governnment - how to change it - Great Britons Hansard - Heirs apparent Influential but unelected - Insults - Interviews: saying nowt Left and right spectrum - Lords - Lost deposits Marxist pin-ups - Middle England - Monarchy Newspeak and doublethink - Nicknames Pilgrimages - Prime ministers - Political correctness - Postmodern politics - Predictions - Progress and the lack of it - Psephological shockers - Public sector Quangos and gocos Reith and Dimbleby Secretaries - Shakespeare's politics - Slogans - Speaking about speaking - Spies - Stabs in the front - Strikes - Sun headlines - Systems of government Thatcherism - Theory - Think tanks - Today Programme - Truth - Tumbril remarks - Turning points Unparliamentary language - Utopias Westminster restaurants and bars - Who runs Britain - Women in Parliament X- Factor: making your vote count Yes, Minister Zoo and lots more!