British Politics and European Elections 1994

by David Butler (Editor), Martin Westlake (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333646700
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/17/1995
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	349
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Authors and Contributors - Acknowledgements - Contents - List of Tables - List of Illustrations - Background - 1989-94 - Framework - Conservative Party - Labour Party - Liberal Democrats and Others - National Campaign - Campaign in the Regions - Outcome and Consequences - Questions - Statistical Appendix - Bibliography - Index

Editorial Reviews

A study of the short and complex 1994 Euro-campaign in Britain--the lead-up to direct elections to the European Parliament--set within the context of Britain's relations with its European partners and the changing positions on Europe of British political parties. The volume is non-esoteric and suitable for non-British readers, developing its subject gradually through chapters on background, the 1989-1994 period, the parties, the regions of Britain (including Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), the outcome and consequences of the election, and questions regarding its meaning. Includes numerous tables, as well as photographs and cartoons. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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