The Politics of Coalition is the tale of two parties embarking on the first coalition government at Westminster for over 60 years. What challenges did they face in the first couple of years & how did they deal with them? With the authorisation of Prime Minister David Cameron Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg & the then Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus ODonnell the Constitution Unit has interviewed over 140 ministers MPs Lords civil servants party officials & interest groups about the Coalition & the impact coalition government has had upon Westminster & Whitehall. The Politics of Coalition tells how the Coalition has operated in the different arenas of the British political system: at the Centre; within the Departments; in Parliament; in the parties outside Parliament; & in the media. It will be of interest to politicians policy makers academics students & anyone interested in how the UK Coalition works in practice & not just in theory. The research for the book was funded by the Nuffield Foundation. An essential resource for anyone with an interest in the Coalition its workings behind the scenes & its prospects for the future. Packed with facts insights & telling detail. Benedict Brogan The Telegraph The Politics of Coalition provides an invaluable route map to the way the Conservative/ Liberal Government works
- & identifies important lessons to guide politicians officials & the media if no party wins an overall majority at the next election. Rt Hon Peter Riddell Director Institute for Government This book is pure gold
- contemporary history at its best. It will fascinate those inside the Coalition those who witness its developing emotional geography from Parliament & the general public keen to know how
- what is for the British
- a very peculiar practice is working out. Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History Queen Mary University of London



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Politics UK is an indispensible introduction to British politics providing a thorough & accessible overview of the institutions & processes of British government a good grounding in British political history & an incisive introduction to the issues facing Britain today. With contributed chapters from respected scholars in the field & short essays on real-world politics from well-known political commentators this fully revised seventh edition of Britains best loved politics textbook is an essential guide for all students of politics. New To This Edition: * full new chapter covering the 2010 general election
- campaigns contexts & outcomes * new chapter on Britain & the World * coverage of the banking crisis in Britain the MPs expenses scandal & the Iraq Inquiry Key

Features: * Britain in Context boxes placing British politics in comparative perspective * Biographies of key contemporary & historical figures in British politics * Illustrations by Steve Bell & Chris Riddell * And another thing pieces: short essays by distinguished commentators including Jonathan Freedland Chris Mullin & Andrew Gamble * Companion website featuring slides multiple choice questions & a brief guide for students on essay writing & referencing Contributors: Colin Copus Harry Cowen Oliver Daddow Russell Deacon Andrew Flynn Jonathan Freedland Andrew Gamble Mark Garnett Wyn Grant Andy Heywood Richard Kelly Michael Moran Chris Mullin Nick Rees Steve Richards Peter Riddell Bill Jones is Professor & lecturer of Politics & History at Liverpool Hope University. He is the author of several well-known textbooks on British politics including the previous 6 editions of Politics UK British Politics Today & The Dictionary of British Politics. Philip Norton Lord Norton of Louth is Professor of Government & Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull as well as being a member of the House of Lords. He is the author or editor of 28 books.


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From 800 years in the future a runcible gate is opened into the Polity. Those coming through it have been tasked with taking the alien Maker back to its home civilization in the Small Magellanic cloud. Once these refugees are safely through the gate itself is rapidly shut down -- because something alien is pursuing them. From those who get through agent Cormac learns that the Maker civilization has been destroyed by pernicious virus known as the Jain technology. This raises questions: why was Dragon a massive bioconstruct of the Makers really sent to the Polity; why did a Jain node suddenly end up in the hands of someone who could do the most damage with it? Meanwhile an entity called the Legate is distributing toxic Jain nodes.. .and a renegade attack ship The King of Hearts has encountered something very nasty outside the Polity itself.. . ...

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Born in 1911 into a close-knit family Mary Rebecca Chambers (known to all as Polly) spent her formative years in the heart of the East End. This vivid account of life is told with passion & humour & is brimming with stories of how Londoners & Pollys family in particular lived through two world wars & the Great Depression. Polly was a natural storyteller & this is a compilation of her heart-warming stories arranged in chronological order to tell the tale of life as she witnessed it through adversity & danger excitement & fun. The captivating anecdotes poignant & entertaining are suffused by the sights sounds & smells of the East End in the first half of the twentieth century. This is a wonderful evocation of a bygone age & her affectionate memoirs will entrance anyone who reads them. ...

I had been looking forward to going to France in the Easter holidays for weeks. Admittedly it meant going with Mum & her annoying yuckily young French boyfriend Almond. But I knew we would be staying at Almond's parents' place: a chateau! Everyone knows 'chat' means 'cat' in French
- so I couldn't wait...2 whole weeks in a houseful of cats! I love animals! Tragically things never work out as you expect. Instead of a houseful of cats it turned out to be a houseful of Almond's annoying totally weird French family. Before I had time to squeak 'murder ' I was on the ghastly trail of a heartless criminal. Could I Polly Price uncover the truth? Well
- not if I was the chief suspect. & not if I starved to death trying to find my way through long murky corridors to breakfast. I knew I was in a race against time. & I didn't even have a watch."

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Meet Polly Price owner of the world's most embarrassing mother: actress & all-round airhead Arabella Diamonte. Who has just been cast in a touring production of a new play meaning Polly is heading to San Francisco for what may well turn out to be the craziest summer holiday of her life... Read Polly's wonderfully funny diary as she records the mishaps & mayhem backstage before all of a sudden the spotlight is on her! ...

Polly Price didn't think it was possible for her actress mother Arabella Diamonte to be any more embarrassing than on the trip to San Francisco last summer. That is until she agrees to take part in a television programme called Celebrity Home Watch" & a camera crew arrives at their home to film. Her mother lacks volume control at the best of times so this is truly a reality tv nightmare
- with no escape for Polly! Dee Shulman has created a real hit for young readers with her charming full-colour illustrations & interactive concept."
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It's Queen Titania's & King Oberon's 1000th jubilee & the seven Party Fairies are in charge of making the celebratory party extra-special! However naughty Jack Frost has decided to sabotage the celebrations by hosting his own party & in order to make his bigger & better than the kings & queen's he has sent his naughty goblins to steal each of the seven Party Fairies' magical party bags...if he succeeds the Fairyland celebrations will be ruined! Can Kirsty & Rachel help Polly the Party Fun Fairy to rescue her party bag so that the celebrations will be full of magical fun & games...? ...