Essentials of UK Politics

4th Edition (2017)


Updated for the new Politics A-Level, this latest edition of the best-selling Essentials of UK Politics covers all the topics in the Edexcel and AQA specifications, including both the 2016 EU referendum and the 2017 general election.

 

Companion website: www.palgravehighered.com/heywood-eukp-4e

 



'Heywood has produced an excellent updated version of the standard bearer in textbooks on UK politics.'

David Wendelken, Harrow School

 

'If you are looking for a single textbook to meet all your students' needs, this is the one!'

Linda Jeffries, Old Palace School, Croydon


Contents: 

  • Introducing Politics and Government

PART 1 - POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE UK

  • Democracy and Participation
  • Elections and Referendums
  • Voting Behaviour and Electoral Outcomes
  • Political Parties
  • Pressure Groups

PART 2 – GOVERNING THE UK

  • The Constitution
  • Parliament
  • Prime Minister, Cabinet and Executive
  • The Judiciary
  • Devolution and the European Union