The British General Election of 2010 - Softcover

Philip Cowley; Kavanagh, Dennis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230521908 ISBN 13: 9780230521902

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Synopsis

The British General Election of 2010 is a must-read for anyone wanting to know how the action unfolded in the most dramatic election for a generation. Drawing on hundreds of confidential interviews with all the key players, it offers a compelling insider's guide to the election's background, campaign and results, including a detailed account of what really happened in the formation of the UK's first coalition government since the second world war. Designed to appeal to everyone from Westminster insiders, to politics students and to the wider general public, this is the authoritative account of the 2010 election. Continuing a proud Palgrave Macmillan tradition, The British General Election of 2010 is the eighteenth in the prestigious series of books dating back to 1945.

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Review:

'The gold standard of political writing. If you want to know what really happened in the 2010 General Election, look no further. This is the first draft of history, fresh and authoritative. ... our first TV debates, the election that never was in 2007, the whole drama is explained with wit and authority.' --Gary Gibbon, Channel 4 Political Editor

'As lively as the best journalism, and as rigorous as the best academic treatise, the ... series fully deserve their reputation as the best books on national elections anywhere in the world. In order to unravel the full story of the 2010 election and its extraordinary aftermath, Dennis Kavanagh and Philip Cowley have talked at length to insiders at the heart of each party's campaign - and it shows: the result is a book that fully maintains the dazzling standards set over half a century by the incomparable David Butler.' --Peter Kellner, YouGov.

'The General Election series of books has become an institution. Dennis Kavanagh is one of the wisest minds patrolling the borders of academic politics and contemporary history and Philip Cowley is a brilliant choice to join him in maintaining the series. He is one of the sharpest chroniclers of Westminster politics: I admire his independence of judgement and willingness to puncture bubbles of media myth about the way that Parliament and Government works.' --John Rentoul, Independent.

'The 2010 election was like no other. There is still much to learn about what happened during the campaign and Cowley and Kavanagh lay out all the facts in clear, comprehensible detail. Access to sources at the very top of the political party's ensures this book is essential reading if you want to know what really went on behind the scenes.' --- Andrew Hawkins, ComRes.

'both the best insider account and best analysis.' - --Peter Riddell, Times

'The 2010 election was like no other. There is still much to learn about what happened during the campaign and Cowley and Kavanagh lay out all the facts in clear, comprehensible detail. Access to sources at the very top of the political party's ensures this book is essential reading if you want to know what really went on behind the scenes.' --- Andrew Hawkins, ComRes.

'both the best insider account and best analysis.' --- Peter Riddell, Times

Book Description:

The definitive guide to the British General Election

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230521908
• ISBN 13: 9780230521902
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464