Based on interviews with officials, requesters and journalists, as well as a survey of FOI requesters and a study of stories in the national media, this book offers a unique insight into how the Freedom of Information Act 2000 really works.
Based on interviews with officials, requesters and journalists, as well as a survey of FOI requesters and a study of stories in the national media, th...
The UK is going through a period of unprecedented constitutional change. There is much unfinished business, and further changes still to come. Where are these changes taking us? In this book, leading political scientists and lawyers forecast the impact of these changes on the UK's key institutions and the constitution as a whole.
The UK is going through a period of unprecedented constitutional change. There is much unfinished business, and further changes still to come. Where a...
The Politics of Coalition is the tale of two UK parties struggling to maintain the first coalition government at Westminster for over 60 years, explaining how the Conservative-Lib Dem government works. What have been the challenges they have faced in the first 15 months, and how have they managed it? With the authorization of Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, and Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell, the Constitution Unit (at the School of Public Policy, University College, London) has interviewed over 140 ministers, MPs, Lords, civil servants, party officials,...
The Politics of Coalition is the tale of two UK parties struggling to maintain the first coalition government at Westminster for over 60 years, explai...
The UK is going through a period of unprecedented constitutional change. There is much unfinished business, and further changes still to come. Where are these changes taking us? In this book, leading political scientists and lawyers forecast the impact of these changes on the UK's key institutions and the constitution as a whole.
The UK is going through a period of unprecedented constitutional change. There is much unfinished business, and further changes still to come. Where a...
Now available in paperback Several well-known ministers have been special advisers, among them David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Jack Straw, and Vince Cable. People also know about the public relations disasters involving Jo Moore, Damian McBride, and Adam Smith. But what is the reality? What do special advisers actually do in government? Who are they, where do they come from, and why are they needed? This book is the most detailed study yet carried out on special advisers. The Constitution Unit's research team assembled a comprehensive database of over 600 special advisers since 1979. They...
Now available in paperback Several well-known ministers have been special advisers, among them David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Jack Straw, and Vince Cabl...
