Constitutional change in the United Kingdom / F.N. Forman.
2002
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Title
Constitutional change in the United Kingdom / F.N. Forman.
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Call Number
KD3989 .F67 2002
ISBN
0415230357
0415230365 (pbk.)
0415230365 (pbk.)
Description
xviii, 414 pages ; 26 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)642922137
Note
Published in association with the Constitution Unit, University College, London.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Pt. I
The Legacy of History
1
1Historical background
3
Pt. II
Issues of Identity and Territory
29
2Nationalism and devolution
31
3The Irish question
43
4The issue of Scotland
77
5The meaning of Wales
95
6The English question
115
Pt. III
Modernising Government
137
7Modernising central Government
139
8Modernising local government
165
Pt. IV
Other Forms of Institutional Modernisation
183
9Redefining the Monarchy and the Crown
185
10Reforming the House of Lords
207
11Modernising the House of Commons
227
12Transforming the legal system
247
Pt. V
New Rules, Methods and Political Relationships
271
13Changing the rules of the political game
273
14Adjusting the methods of democratic decision making
301
15The people, society and the state
323
Pt. VI
A Reformed United Kingdom with a European Future
343
16The European Union and other challenges
345
17Cumulative change and dynamic outlook
365
App. 1
Political and official support for the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street and in the Cabinet Office
391
App. 2
Changes in Departmental structures and Ministerial responsibilities in June 2001
395
App. 3
Modernisation of the House of Commons: main points of a Memorandum submitted by Robin Cook to the Modernisation Select Committee of the House of Commons on 12th December 2001
397
App. 4
Proposed citizenship pledge for people becoming British citizens
400
Index
401