British Elections & Parties Review

Cowley, Philip; Denver, David; Fisher, Justin; Russell, Andrew

'As always these collections present a wealth of material covering an enormous range, all of which will be essential reading for those interested in understanding modern British politics.' - Contemporary Review'[The Review] has established a reputation for bringing cutting edge research speedily into the public domain and encouraging younger scholars. This volume is no exception.' - Parliamentary Affairs'Some time ago I reviewed volume six of this series ... on the evidence of that, and the one under review, I am likely to be put to the expense of buying the rest of the series, such is their value for classroom teachers as well as academics.' - Talking Politics

• Electoral reform and its disRichard S. Katz; New Labour's landslide and electoral bias - an exploration of differences between the 1997 UK general election result and the previous 13, Ron Johnston et al; reforming the Westminster electoral system - evaluating the Jenkins Commission proposals, Helen Margetts and Patrick Dunleavy; party policy and electoral reform - a survey of develoments, motives and prospects, Matt Cole; New Labour's new partisans - the dynamics of party identification in Britain since 1992, Harold D. Clarke et al; Independents, Switchers and voting for third parties in Britain 1979-92, David W.F. Huang; improving the measurement of party identification in Britain, John Bartle; settled will or divided society? - voting in the 1997 Scottish and Welsh devolution referendums, Charles Pattie et al; the absence of war? - New Labour in Parliament, Philip Cowley; MPs and Europe - enthusiasm, circumspection or outright scepticism? David Baker et al; nowhere to run..? - British MEPs and the Euro, Roger M. Scully; young people and contemporary politics - committed scepticism or engaged cynicism? Dominic Wring et al. References: chronology of major political events 1998; public opinion polls, 1998; local elections 1998; UK referendums 1997-98; economic indicators 1998; political parties; national newspapers.