The Palgrave Review of British Politics 2006 provides up-to-date coverage of developments in British government and politics written by a team of leading experts. This is an indispensable reference book covering the entire political year focussing on the key topics. It also includes a statistical appendix.

TIM BALE Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Sussex, UKJONATHAN BRADBURY Department of Political Theory and Government, University of Swansea, UKMICHAEL COLE Honourable Research Fellow, University of Plymouth, UKPHILIP COWLEY Reader in Politics, University of Nottingham, UKOONAGH GAY Head of the Parliament and Constitution Centre, House of Commons Library, London, UKWYN GRANT Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Warwick, UKANDREW GRAY Emeritus Professor of Public Management, University of Durham, UKANDREW HINDMOOR Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Queensland, Australia STEPHEN INGLE Department of Politics, University of Stirling, UKBILL JENKINS School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Research, University of Kent at Canterbury, UKTIM JONES Postgraduate Researcher, University of Plymouth, UK RICHARD KELLY Senior Researcher, Parliament and Constitution Centre, House of Commons Library, UKSTEVE LEACH Department of Public Policy, De Montfort University, UKLORD NORTON OF LOUTH Professor of Politics, University of Hull, UKLAWRENCE PRATCHETT Department of Public Policy, De Montfort University, UKSUE PRINCE Department of Law, University of Exeter, UKANDREW RUSSELL Department of Government, University of Manchester, UKMEG RUSSELL Senior Research Fellow, The Constitution Unit, University College London, UKMARIA SCIARA Research Assistant, The Constitution Unit, University College London, UKCHRISTOPHER WHITE Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading, UKDOMINIC WRING Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UKROSS YOUNG Social and General Statistics Section, House of Commons Library, UK

Labour's Love Lost; S.Ingle The Constitution: Fragmentation or Adaptation?; P.Norton Elections and Public Opinion: A Modest Conservative Resurgence; M.Cole& T.Jones Parties and Party Systems: On the Edge of Bankruptcy?; A.Russell Pressure Politics: A Challenge to Democracy?; W.Grant& M.Rush Government and Administration: Fit for Purpose?; A.Gray& B.Jenkins Ombudsmen and Tribunals: A Year of Change, Challenge and Opportunity; P.Giddings Parliament: The House of Commons - Plenty of Business but Marking Time; R.Kelly, O.Gay& P.Cowley Parliament: The House of Lords - Negotiating a Stronger Second Chamber; M.Russell& M.Sciara The Law and Politics: Clashing Rights and Interests; S.Prince Public Policy: Ploughing On; A.Hindmoor Devolution: Relative Stability and Political Change; J.Bradbury