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The British Political Process: an Introduction. - Review - book review
Contemporary Review, Oct, 2000
Tony Wright, editor. Routledge. [pound]15.99 p.b. 393 pages. ISBN 0-415-04966-0. Unusually, this guide to contemporary British political life is edited by an academic who is also an MP. Of the seven other contributors, all are connected in some way with the House of Commons' Library. As The Queen, the third branch of the British Constitution, put it: 'The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be'.
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Her Majesty might have added that it is always changing. This interesting and informative book looks at a wide variety of modern political life: the shape of British politics; the constitutional context; elections and electors; parties and the party system; pressures and publics; campaigns and communications; Parliament and politicians; governing at the centre; governing beyond the centre; and, finally, 'Whither British Politics?' This must become a standard introduction for years to come: stand by for revised editions. (T.B.)
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