British Politics on the Eve of Reform

Based on an extensive range of sources, this impressive book analyses the principal institutions and features of British politics on the eve of reform: the monarchy, the prime ministership, the cabinet, the departments of State, parliamentary legislation, investigation, debate and parties, and the relationship between Parliament, the media, public opinion and popular politics. Designed to provide an accessible guide to how British politics was conducted in the early nineteenth century, this book leads to two main conclusions about pre-Reform politics: the unpredictability and openness of parliamentary affairs, and the centrality of Parliament to the politics of all social classes.

Autorentext

PETER JUPP, Professor of British History in The Queen's University, Belfast, and has taught there since 1964. He is the author of British and Irish Elections, 1784-1831 and Lord Grenville, 1793-1795, and has recently edited The Letter Journal of George Canning, 1793-1795. The author of numerous articles on aspects of British and Irish politics in the late Hanoverian period, he has recently completed a study of the historical works of Benjamin Disraeli.

Zusammenfassung
This text analyzes the principal institutions and features of British politics on the eve of reform, such as the monarchy and the primeministership, and the relationship between Parliament, the media, public opinion and popular politics.

Inhalt
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction The Monarchy Wellington as Prime Minister The Cabinet The Departments of State Parliament: Legislation Parliament: Debates, Committees, Petitions and 'Returns' Parliament: Parties Parliament and Public Opinion Parliament, the Government and Popular Politics Summary and Conclusion Bibliography Index