| British Politics and European Elections 1994 1995 Edition Contributor(s): Butler, David (Editor), Westlake, Martin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333646703 ISBN-13: 9780333646700 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Reference - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | World - European |
| Dewey: 324 |
| LCCN: 95008226 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.96 lbs) 349 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 1994 Euro-elections may have marked a sea-change in British politics. The Conservatives lost seats, but the Prime Minister narrowly saw off threats to his position. The Liberal Democrats won seats, but did not make the breakthrough in the south that pundits had been predicting. Perhaps above all, John Smith's untimely death led to the appearance of a new phenomenon in British politics, the Blair effect'. This study is primarily about the short and complex 1994 Euro-campaign in Britain, but it places this in the more general context of Britain's awkward relations with its continental partners and the changing positions on Europe of British political parties. Deprived of power in Westminster, Labour became stronger in Strasbourg, and Europe remained firmly on the British political agenda. |