Understanding British Party Politics

by Stephen Driver

Book Overview

The 2010 general election caught many by surprise as it swept away the old certainties of two-party politics. But, as Stephen Driver shows in this new book, multi-party politics had already established itself as a feature of contemporary British political life. In recent years, both Labour and the Conservatives lost their iron grip on the electorate and the Liberal Democrats emerged as a significant and credible third party force across the country...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YWDXDI
• ISBN13: 9780745640785
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.6"