Table of Contents

Introduction Gianfranco Baldini
Elections, voters, parties
1. The British general election of 2010 and the advent of coalition government Patrick Dunleavy
2. The Labour party Eric Shaw
3. The path to (sharing) power: Conservative party Richard Hayton
4. The Liberal Democrats: Challenges, issues and policies Elizabeth Evans
5. The financial crisis and financial regulation in the UK Lucia Quaglia
6. Inequality, poverty and the 2010 election Jonathan Hopkin and Martina Viarengo
7. Immigration and multiculturalism: controversies and policies Roberto Bertinetti
The Changing UK State and its role in the world
8. Devolution and the 2010 election in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Alan Trench
9. Between Europe and America: The coalition and Britain’s changing international role Gianfranco Baldini
Conclusion

About the Author

Gianfranco Baldini is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna

Jonathan Hopkin is Reader in British and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science

Reviews

This is an excellent book and will be of signficant value to academics and students of British party politics. It provides a thoughtful and interesting evaluation of the Coalition, its influences and the circumstances that led up to its formation.

(Andrew Scott Crines, University of Leeds, Political Studies Review, May 2014)
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