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'An ancient and ever-altering constitution is like an old man who
still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his
youth: what you see of him is the same; what you do not see is
wholly altered.' Walter Bagehot's The English Constitution (1867)
is the best account of the history and working of the British
political system ever written. As arguments raged in mid-Victorian
Britain about giving the working man the vote, and democracies
overseas were pitched into despotism and civil war, Bagehot took a
long, cool look at the 'dignified' and 'efficient' elements which
made the English system the envy of the world. His analysis of the
monarchy, the role of the prime minister and cabinet, and
comparisons with the American presidential system are astute and
timeless, and pertinent to current discussions surrounding
devolution and electoral reform. Combining the wit and panache of a
journalist with the wisdom of a man of letters steeped in
evolutionary ideas and historical knowledge, Bagehot produced a
book which is always thoughtful, often funny, and seldom dull. This
edition reproduces Bagehot's original 1867 work in full, and
introduces the reader to the dramatic political events that
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