The Pact - The Inside Story of the Lib-Lab Government, 1977-1978 (Paperback, Main)

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.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	Alistair Michie • Simon Hoggart
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	192
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-32498-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	0-571-32498-3
Barcode:	9780571324989

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