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The Pact: The Inside Story of the Lib-Lab Government, 1977-1978

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Pact: The Inside Story of the Lib-Lab Government, 1977-1978
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alistair Michie
By (author) Simon Hoggart
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 126
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9780571324989
ClassificationsDewey:941.0857
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 12 March 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In 1977 Prime Minister James Callaghan and Liberal leader David Steel struck a constitutional deal, by which the Labour government could survive a vote of no confidence and get its business through Parliament, while the Liberals gained access to the anterooms of power. The Pact, a contemporaneous account of the hatching and workings of the 'Lib-Lab' deal of 1977-8, is an invaluable time-capsule of British politics but also a pointer to its future. Coalition government has oft been scorned in Britain, since - as Alistair Michie and Simon Hoggart note - the main parties regard their opponents chiefly as 'targets off which points may be scored'. But hung parliaments and inter-party deals, as revived in May of 2010, may be back to stay. This new edition of The Pact, in memory of its co-author Simon Hoggart (1946-2014), includes new prefaces by David Steel, Roy Hattersley, and the journalist Stephen Bush.