Bücher der Reihe British Politics and Society

This work examines the attitudes of the Conservative Party towards Jews in Britain, Palestine and elsewhere from 1900-1948.

This book investigates the policies of the Thatcher, Major and Blair governments and their approaches towards concentration of economic and political power.The 1979-2007 British governments have variously been described as liberal or, to use a political insult and a favourite academic label, neoliberal. One of the stated objectives of the Thatcher, Major and Blair governments-albeit with differing focal points-was to disperse power and to empower the individual. This was also a consistent theme of the first generation of neoliberals, who saw monopolies, vested interests and concentration more generally as the 'great enemy of democracy'. Under Thatcher and Major, Conservatives sought to liberalize the economy and spread ownership through policies like Right to Buy and privatisation. New Labour dispersed political power with its devolution agenda, granted operational independence to the Bank of England and put in place a seemingly robust antitrust framework. All governments during the 1979-2007 period pursued choice in public services. Yet our modern discourse characterises Britain as beset by endemic power concentration, in markets and politics. What went wrong? How did so-called neoliberal governments, which invoked liberty and empowerment, fail to disperse power and allow concentration to continue, recur or arise?The book will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary British history, political economy and politics, as well as specific areas of study such as Thatcherism and New Labour.

Traces the development of the Western European Union (WEU), the role it played in European integration and the dissolution of most of its key operations at the end of the twentieth century. The author shows how Europe was presented with two key challenges - collective defence against the Soviet threat and integration to foster economic recovery.

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This work explores how health inequalities have been examined in the past, and the policy record in treating them.

Exploring the dynamics that drive the processes of immigrant settlement and assimilation, this book looks at whether these are the outcome of the temporal setting, cultural background, and the socio-economic and political conditions, or whether there are factors, which are constant features in the symbiosis between the outsider and the insider.

This is the first book to tell the story of one of the most contentious figures in Victorian and Edwardian politics: that of the independent-minded and exceptionally able Conservative politician, Sir John Eldon Gorst.

The Schuman plan, the Korean War, German Re-armament, the Japanese Peace Treaty and the Abadan Crisis seen through the eyes of the Younger.

These contributions identify the key arguments used to coax voters, whose natural sympathies might gravitate to the left, to vote for the Conservative Party en masse.

The origins of the NHS are the subject of this study that presents evidence on the key players who participated in the founding of the system.

This book discusses the prejudices that have distorted understandings of the city of Milton Keynes and focuses upon the original thinking that went into the planning of Milton Keynes.

This book shows how the Labour Party responded to electoral defeat in 1970 and to what extent its political and policy activity in opposition was directed to the recovery of power at the following general election.

Reginald McKenna has never been the subject of scholarly attention. This was partly due to his own preference for appearing at the periphery of events even when ostensibly at the centre, and the absence of a significant collection of private papers. This book redresses the neglect of this major statesmen and financier.

This collection takes as its subject how and why the British constitution developed during the course of the 20th century.

This is a study of the views held by British policy-makers on the Empire-Commonwealth from 1945 to 1963.

This book traces the relationship between the popular press and the Labour Party from the early 20th Century through World War II and up to the current day.

Examines why the nationalized railways were in such dire financial straits by 1963, how government work on future transport needs led to conclusions which would have cut Britain's railways down by thousands of miles, and, what difficulties eventually halted attempts by Conservative and Labour governments to implement these cuts.

Examines why the government led by Harold Macmillan remained ready to use force to prop up the regime of King Hussein even though the United States had emerged as the main Western power in the Middle East after 1956. This work gives insights into the origins of the Anglo-American use of military power to protect their interests in the Middle East.

Dealing with the 1964-1970 labour governments of Britain, this book analyzes the policies and intra-party debates of the era and its problems. It covers economic policies, foreign affairs, social reform, liberalism, constitutional reform and territorial management, and is useful for researchers and students of politics and government.

Chief among the personnel at the Foreign Office is the Permanent Under-secretary, the senior civil servant who oversees the department and advises the Foreign Secretary. This book is a study of the twelve men who held this office from 1854 to 1946.

Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europe offers fresh insights into the 'pro-European' dimension of Scottish nationalism and its implications for the UK.

This title explains the immigration and citizenship policies in Britain that repeatedly postponed the creation of British citizenship until 1981.

Presents an account of the confrontation between Britain and President Nasser of Egypt over the Colony of Aden and the surrounding protected states, prior to British withdrawal in 1967. This book demonstrates the manner in which the rise and fall of British imperialism was telescoped into a short period in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

This book is a history and analysis of the government department most important in the development of the unified Civil Service in the United Kingdom.