CONTENTS:

THE BRITISH POLITICAL SYSTEM
The Politics of Tradition
The Party System: the Politics of Class

BACKGROUND TO THE CALLAGHAN AND THATCHER ERA: 1945-76
The Decline from Greatness: the 1945-74 Background
Who Governs Britain? 1974-76

THE CALLAGHAN ADMINISTRATION: 1976-79
The Prime Minister Who Nearly Never Was
The Art of the Possible: 1976-78
A Serious Miscalculation: 1978-79
An Evaluation of the Wilson-Callaghan Administration

THE FIRST THATCHER ADMINISTRATION: 1979-83
The Start of a New Era: 1979-82
The Turn of the Tide

THE SECOND THATCHER ADMINISTRATION: 1983-87
This Lady’s Not For Turning
Mid Term Blues: 1984-86
The Consolidators Take Charge: 1986-87
The Opposition Parties: 1983-87
The 1987 General Election

THE THATCHER THIRD TERM: 1987-
Power to the People
An Assessment of the "Thatcher Revolution"
Party Prospects for the 1990s