'This book is a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the Heath government. It provides a corrective to the Thatcherite interpretation of history without indulging in its equal and opposite, the Heathite interpretation of history. This is a book which every student of British politics should read and read with pleasure'Contemporary British History

• Preface. Acknowledgements. Notes on Contributors. 1. The Heath Government in History, Anthony Seldon. 2. The Prime Minister and the Making of Policy, John Ramsden. 3. Number 10 Under Edward Heath, Lewis Baston and Anthony Seldon. 4. The Heath Government, Whitehall and the Civil Service, Kevin Theakston. 5. The Heath Government and the British Economy, Sir Alec Cairncross. 6. Industrial Policy and the `New Capitalism', Robert Taylor. 7. Industrial Relations Policy: Myth and Reality, Robert Taylor. 8. The Social Policy of the Heath Government, Rodney Lowe. 9. Immigration and the Heath Government, Zig Layton-Henry. 10. The Heath Government and Northern Ireland, Paul Arthur. 11. The Heath Government and British Entry into the European Community, John W. Young. 12. The Foreign Policy of the Heath Government, Christopher Hill and Christopher Lord. 13. The Conservative Party and the Heath Government, Stuart Ball. 14. The Fatal Choice: The Calling of the February 1974 Election, Dennis Kavanagh. 15. The Fall of Heath and the End of the Post-War Settlement, Vernon Bogdanor. 16. A Chronology of the Heath Government, Stuart Ball. Appendix. Index.

'This book is a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the Heath government. It provides a corrective to the Thatcherite interpretation of history without indulging in its equal and opposite, the Heathite interpretation of history. This is a book which every student of British politics should read and read with pleasure'Contemporary British History

• Preface. Acknowledgements. Notes on Contributors. 1. The Heath Government in History, Anthony Seldon. 2. The Prime Minister and the Making of Policy, John Ramsden. 3. Number 10 Under Edward Heath, Lewis Baston and Anthony Seldon. 4. The Heath Government, Whitehall and the Civil Service, Kevin Theakston. 5. The Heath Government and the British Economy, Sir Alec Cairncross. 6. Industrial Policy and the `New Capitalism', Robert Taylor. 7. Industrial Relations Policy: Myth and Reality, Robert Taylor. 8. The Social Policy of the Heath Government, Rodney Lowe. 9. Immigration and the Heath Government, Zig Layton-Henry. 10. The Heath Government and Northern Ireland, Paul Arthur. 11. The Heath Government and British Entry into the European Community, John W. Young. 12. The Foreign Policy of the Heath Government, Christopher Hill and Christopher Lord. 13. The Conservative Party and the Heath Government, Stuart Ball. 14. The Fatal Choice: The Calling of the February 1974 Election, Dennis Kavanagh. 15. The Fall of Heath and the End of the Post-War Settlement, Vernon Bogdanor. 16. A Chronology of the Heath Government, Stuart Ball. Appendix. Index.