Lang's autobiography offers an insider's view of the British government under Margaret Thatcher when Lang was a Conservative Minister of Parliament for Galloway. He writes of his involvement in Scottish policy within the Union (he was Secretary of State for Scotland in 1990), his travels and activities as President of the Board of Trade in 1995, and his family's roots and life in Ayrshire, Scotland. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Blue Remembered Years: A Political Memoir

Lang, Ian

Biographies & Memoirs

Politicos Pub

Democracy Under Blair: A Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom

Politics & Social Sciences

David Beetham

Iain Byrne

Pauline Ngan

Politics & Government

Partly in response to the very low voter turnout for the 2001 general election, the Home Secretary for the current British Labour government suggests how to renew and strengthen democratic politics. He argues that government must retain democratic legitimacy, that prosperity must be balanced with social fairness and quality of life, and that a civic culture and sense of common identity must be sustained while recognizing diversity. He has not indexed his treatise. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Politics and Progress: Renewing Democracy and Civil Society

Blunkett, David

Nott, active in British politics from 1966 to 1983, tells the story of his careers in politics and in business. His memoirs describe his army service with the Gurkhas in Malaya, his career in business in London, and his terms in Parliament during the Thatcher administration. B&amp;w personal photos are included. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Reccollections of an Errant Politician

Nott, John

Leaders & Notable People

Originally published in 1996 as The Blair Revolution , this work by British Labour MP Mandelson is only technically "revisited" with the addition of an introduction that touts the benefits for the British electorate of Tony Blair's "third way" political strategy. The rest of the text is an exact reproduction of the 1996 work in which Mandelson argues that Labour's capitulation to global capital will be good for the party and for Britain itself. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Blair Revolution Revisited

History

Mandelson, Peter

Europe

In a revealing examination of the workings of government, Martin Stanley, a civil servant himself, describes how to enter the civil service, work with ministers, address the media, avoid pitfalls and avoid conflicts of interest.

How to be a Civil Servant

Stanley, Martin

Administrative Law

The Dictionary of Liberal Biography brings together in one volume the biographies of over 200 individuals who have made major contributions to the Liberal Party, SDP or Liberal Democrats, or the the development of British Liberalism.Significant new essays have been contributed by senior academics on some of Britain's most important historical figures, including William Gladstone, David Lloyd George and Jo Grimond. Liberal thinkers, including Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill and John Maynard Keynes; Victorian statesmen, such as Lord Aberdeen and Viscount Palmerston; and postwar MPs, including Jeremy Thorpe, Cyril Smith and David Penhaligon, have also been critically profiled. All the Liberal Democrat MPs elected in 1997, including Paddy Ashdown, and leading Liberal Democrat peers, such as Shirley Williams and Roy Jenkins, are also included.

Dictionary of Liberal Biography

Brack, Duncan

Dictionary of Conservative Quotations

Ranging from Disraeli to William Hague, from Edmund Burke to Roger Scruton, this compendium is a reference source for anyone interested in the Conservative Party and in the influence of Conservatism on British Politics.

Dale, Iain

One of the most charismatic politicians of his age, Jeremy Thorpe recalls important events in his life in this fascinating collection of anecdotes and reminiscences. He writes candidly about national events and for the first time speaks of his trial and acquittal for conspiracy to murder in 1979 and the effects of suffering from Parkinson's Disease.

In My Own Time: Reminiscences of a Liberal Leader

Thorpe, Jeremy

Written by parliamentary insider Susan Child, this easy to follow guide includes analysis of the role of Parliament in the constitution, the legislative process, the system of Select Committees, and the electoral system.

Politico's Guide to Parliament

Child, Susan

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