UK Election Law: A Critical Examination

This book contains a critical analysis of the law and politics governing the conduct of statutory elections in the United Kingdom.

The author argues that elections have now become a marketplace for 'buying' the most seemingly attractive political party on offer into power, rather than an expression of democratic self-government. Thematically arranged, he considers a number of issues dating from before the Civil War through nineteenth century reforms to the foundation of the Electoral Commis...