Professor Dennis Kavanagh is Professor of Politics, Department of Communication Studies, University of Liverpool. He is the author of various textbooks, including British Politics: Continuities and Change (OUP, third edition 1996), and numerous books and articles on UK politics and current affairs.

• Preface ; 1. Perspectives on Thatcherism ; 2. The Making of Consensus Politics ; 3. Breakdown ; 4. Thatcher and the Conservative Party ; 5. The Consensus Attacked ; 6. The Thatcher Record and Legacy ; 7. Ideas into Policy ; 8. The Taming of Labour ; 9. From Thatcher to Major ; 10. New Labour ; Reference, Select Bibliography, Index

Professor Dennis Kavanagh is Professor of Politics, Department of Communication Studies, University of Liverpool. He is the author of various textbooks, including British Politics: Continuities and Change (OUP, third edition 1996), and numerous books and articles on UK politics and current affairs.

• Preface ; 1. Perspectives on Thatcherism ; 2. The Making of Consensus Politics ; 3. Breakdown ; 4. Thatcher and the Conservative Party ; 5. The Consensus Attacked ; 6. The Thatcher Record and Legacy ; 7. Ideas into Policy ; 8. The Taming of Labour ; 9. From Thatcher to Major ; 10. New Labour ; Reference, Select Bibliography, Index

Professor Dennis Kavanagh is Professor of Politics, Department of Communication Studies, University of Liverpool. He is the author of various textbooks, including British Politics: Continuities and Change (OUP, third edition 1996), and numerous books and articles on UK politics and current affairs.

• Preface ; 1. Perspectives on Thatcherism ; 2. The Making of Consensus Politics ; 3. Breakdown ; 4. Thatcher and the Conservative Party ; 5. The Consensus Attacked ; 6. The Thatcher Record and Legacy ; 7. Ideas into Policy ; 8. The Taming of Labour ; 9. From Thatcher to Major ; 10. New Labour ; Reference, Select Bibliography, Index