Politics and Personalities

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
On Writing Contemporary Electoral History....Pages 1-15
Power in British Politics: Iron Law or Special Pleading?....Pages 16-39
Whatever Happened to Consensus Politics?....Pages 40-63
Is Thatcherism Conservative?....Pages 64-77
Making Sense of Thatcher....Pages 78-89
Must Labour Lose — Again?....Pages 90-104
Ideology, Sociology and Labour’s Strategy....Pages 105-122
Do We Need a Centre Party?....Pages 123-133
Crisis, Charisma and British Political Leadership: the Case of Winston Churchill....Pages 134-162
Enoch Powell: Vision and Waste....Pages 163-176
The Rise and Fall of Tony Benn: Nuisance or Conscience?....Pages 177-187
The Deferential English: a Comparative Critique....Pages 188-216
An American Science of British Politics....Pages 217-245
From Gentlemen to Players: Changes in Political Leadership....Pages 246-271
The Timing of Elections: Fair Play or Fiddle?....Pages 272-285
The Monarchy in Contemporary Political Culture....Pages 286-314
Public Opinion Polls....Pages 315-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-340