CONTENTS:

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
1. The Social Context of British Politics
PART TWO: PARTIES, PRESSURE GROUPS AND THE ELECTORATE
2. Case Study of the British Electoral System: The May 1979 General Election
3. The Social Structure of the Parties
4. The Political Parties
5. Pressure Groups
PART THREE: GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT
6. The Constitution
7. The Structure of Government
8. Parliament: The House of Commons
9. Parliament: The Monarchy and the House of Lords
PART FOUR: THE WORKINGS OF GOVERNMENT
10. The Treasury and National Finance
11. The Central Administration
12. The Public Corporations
13. Local Government
PART FIVE: CONCLUSION
14. The Nature of the British Political System