Twentieth-Century British Political Facts is the definitive record of the who, the what and the when of British political history from 1900 to 2000, providing reliable information which could not otherwise be found without many hours of digging in a library. Refined and updated since the seventh edition, this unique work has become a standard reference book for scholars, journalists, politicians, civil servants, students and all readers with an interest in poltical history.
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'Anyone that has a serious commitment to understanding British politics will want this book. It is, as previous editions have proven, the premier reference work for British politics...It is unlikely there is another book as useful for devotees of British politics as this one.' - T.P. Wolf, British Politics Group Newsletter
'...no other work pulls all this information together in a single volume. Highly recommended for all reference collections.' - Choice
'...the eighth edition bursts on what ought to be a gratified world.' - David McKie Elsewhere, The Guardian
'Now in its eighth edition, and thirty-seven years after its first appearance, this book is still unmatched as a source of information and fascination...the editors are to be congratulated in their successful assimilation of new details...the editors convey a sense of seamless change over their century, in the belief that it is their job to provide the ammunition, while others will fire off the value judgements.' - Mark Garnett, Times Literary Supplement
'...a veritable treasure trove of facts, figures and of much else besides...a copy of this book should be available to, and be consulted by, as many students of British politics as possible.' - T.A Ford, Talking Politics
'A book to stimulate curiosity and feed the imagination.' - Frances Boyd, The Guardian
'An invaluable handbook...No selection of interesting snippets can do justice to the wealth and variety of information provided.' - C.L. Mowat, Listener
'...no other work pulls all this information together in a single volume. Highly recommended for all reference collections.' - Choice
'...the eighth edition bursts on what ought to be a gratified world.' - David McKie Elsewhere, The Guardian
'Now in its eighth edition, and thirty-seven years after its first appearance, this book is still unmatched as a source of information and fascination...the editors are to be congratulated in their successful assimilation of new details...the editors convey a sense of seamless change over their century, in the belief that it is their job to provide the ammunition, while others will fire off the value judgements.' - Mark Garnett, Times Literary Supplement
'...a veritable treasure trove of facts, figures and of much else besides...a copy of this book should be available to, and be consulted by, as many students of British politics as possible.' - T.A Ford, Talking Politics
'A book to stimulate curiosity and feed the imagination.' - Frances Boyd, The Guardian
'An invaluable handbook...No selection of interesting snippets can do justice to the wealth and variety of information provided.' - C.L. Mowat, Listener
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'Anyone that has a serious commitment to understanding British politics will want this book. It is, as previous editions have proven, the premier reference work for British politics...It is unlikely there is another book as useful for devotees of British politics as this one.' - T.P. Wolf, British Politics Group Newsletter
'...no other work pulls all this information together in a single volume. Highly recommended for all reference collections.' - Choice
'...the eighth edition bursts on what ought to be a gratified world.' - David McKie Elsewhere, The Guardian
'Now in its eighth edition, and thirty-seven years after its first appearance, this book is still unmatched as a source of information and fascination...the editors are to be congratulated in their successful assimilation of new details...the editors convey a sense of seamless change over their century, in the belief that it is their job to provide the ammunition, while others will fire off the value judgements.' - Mark Garnett, Times Literary Supplement
'...a veritable treasure trove of facts, figures and of much else besides...a copy of this book should be available to, and be consulted by, as many students of British politics as possible.' - T.A Ford, Talking Politics
'A book to stimulate curiosity and feed the imagination.' - Frances Boyd, The Guardian
'An invaluable handbook...No selection of interesting snippets can do justice to the wealth and variety of information provided.' - C.L. Mowat, Listener
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"Never argue about something which is a verifiable fact" was a maxim by which David Butler's father brought him up, and it was time spent chasing facts in British Politics that induced David Butler (with Anne Sloman) to publish his first volume of British Political Facts in 1963. The fact that this book is now in its eighth edition is testimony to how useful it is to students and practitioners of politics, journalists, and everyday pedants.
Twentieth Century British Political Facts provides a factual history of the past hundred years of British Politics: it is a Who's Who of ministers and ministries; a chronology of key events in Parliament, Europe, the Commonwealth, the law, and the economy; and is a repository of statistical data-from election results and poll findings, to the performance of the economy. Whether your query concerns these areas, or the Civil Service, the news media, royalty, local government, the armed forces, religion, or social development, you should make this book your first port of call.
Twentieth Century British Political Facts is a source of invaluable and fascinating political information, and will prove indispensable to students, and to anyone else with an interest in recent British Politics.
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