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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
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Alistair Michie
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By (author) Simon Hoggart
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:192 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 126 |
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Category/Genre | British and Irish History |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780571324989
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Classifications | Dewey:941.0857 |
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Audience | General | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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Publication Date |
12 March 2015 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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