Synopses & Reviews
Looks at parties' organisation, policy, support and impact, from the major parties to the localThis introductory textbook examines the factors contributing to parties' fortunes and identities, and the causes of recent changes in both. Parties studied include: * The main parties: Conservatives and Labour * The minor parties: the Liberal Democrats, the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and the Greens* The peripheral parties: the BNP, UKIP, SSP and SLP* Local parties: Kidderminster Health and Hospital Concern, the Morecambe Bay Independents and Mebyon Kernow
Synopsis
An introduction to political parties in Britain which offers an examination of the main parties' individual characteristics (including policy, organisation and support) and explains the impact of smaller parties.
About the Author
Matt Cole is Subject Leader, Modern History and Politics at the King Edward VI Sixth Form College, Stourbridge Helen Deighan is Teaches Politics and History at the King Edward VI College, Stourbridge Helen Deighan is Teaches Politics and History at the King Edward VI College, Stourbridge