Political Ideology in Britain

This fully revised and updated second edition of Political Ideology in Britain provides a comprehensive assessment of the evolution of ideology in Britain provides a comprehensive assessment of the evolution of ideology in Britain and its changing role in British politics at the start of the twenty-first century.

The specific focus on ideology in Britain allows the author to capture the interplay between ideas, institutions and political practice, and to illuminate the importance of ideas in politics and the constraints upon their implementation. Yet the author's approach is never insular. Distinctive British variants of ideologies are compared with international currents of thought and set against world-wide political developments.

This new edition has been updated throughout. It shows how major international developments, including new wars, genocides and acts of terrorism, as well as increased concerns over climate change and the impact of the global economic crisis, have transformed British political ideas. It also assesses the impact of a change of leadership on the ideology of each of Britain's major political parties.