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Age of Promises - Electoral Pledges in Twentieth Century Britain (Hardcover)
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Age of Promises - Electoral Pledges in Twentieth Century Britain (Hardcover)
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Age of Promises explores the issue of electoral promises in
twentieth century Britain - how they were made, how they were
understood, and how they evolved across time - through a study of
general election manifestos and election addresses. The authors
argue that a history of the act of making promises - which is
central to the political process, but which has not been
sufficiently analysed - illuminates the development of political
communication and democratic representation. The twentieth century
saw a broad shift away from politics viewed as a discursive process
whereby, at elections, it was enough to set out broad principles,
with detailed policymaking to follow once in office following
reflection and discussion. Over the first part of the century
parties increasingly felt required to compile lists of specific
policies to offer to voters, which they were then considered to
have an obligation to carry out come what may. From 1945 onwards,
moreover, there was even more focus on detailed, costed, pledges.
We live in an age of growing uncertainty over the authority and
status of political promises. In the wake of the 2016 EU referendum
controversy erupted over parliamentary sovereignty. Should 'the
will of the people' as manifested in the referendum result be
supreme, or did MPs owe a primary responsibility to their
constituents and/or to the party manifestos on which they had been
elected? Age of Promises demonstrates that these debates build on a
long history of differing understandings about what status of
manifestos and addresses should have in shaping the actions of
government.
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