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Introduction xiv
I Ministries 1
Conservative Government 1979 90 1
Conservative Government 1990 97 8
Labour Government 1997 12
Ministerial Salaries 18
Opposition Salaries 19
Ministerial Offices 1979 2005 20
Holders of Ministerial Offices 1979 2005 22
Ministerial Statistics 26
Biographical Notes 29
Index of Ministers 32
II Parties 46
Conservative Party 46
Party Leaders 46
Conservative Party Leadership Elections 46
Deputy Leaders 47
Leaders in the House of Lords 47
Principal Party Officials 47
Conservative Research Department 50
Chief Whips in the House of Commons 50
Chief Whips in the House of Lords 50
Chairmen of the 1922 Committee 50
Conservative Shadow Cabinets 51
Party Membership 51
Party Finance 52
Party Structure 52
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations 52
Labour Party 53
Party Leaders and Deputy Leaders 53
Leadership Elections 53
Leaders in the House of Lords 56
Chief Whips in the House of Commons 56
Chief Whips in the House of Lords 56
v
vi Contents
Labour Party National Executive Committee 56
Parliamentary Labour Party Parliamentary Committee 58
Party Conferences 60
Party Membership 60
The Labour Party Organisation and Constitutions 61
Sponsored M.P.s 62
Party Finance 62
Liberal Party 63
The Alliance and the Merger 63
Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the Party 63
Leaders in the House of Lords 63
Principal Office holders 63
Chief Whips in the House of Commons 64
Chief Whips in the House of Lords 64
Annual Conferences 1979 88 64
(Social and) Liberal Democrats 64
Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the Party 64
Principal Office holders 65
Party Conferences 65
Party Finance 66
Minor Parties 66
Co operative Party 66
Green Party 66
Irish Parties 67
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 68
Militant 69
The National Front and British National Party 69
Natural Law Party 70
Plaid Cymru (Welsh Nationalist Parry) 70
Referendum Party 71
Scottish National Party 71
Social Democratic Party 72
United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 73
Independent M.P.s 73
Minor Parties Representation in the House of Commons 74
Other Minor Parties Contesting Parliamentary Elections 74
Political Pressure Groups 75
Registration of Political Parties 75
III Parliament 76
House of Commons 76
Speakers and Their Deputies 76
Contents vii
Officers of the House of Commons 76
Parliamentary Sessions 77
Commons Hours of Sitting 77
Westminster Hall 77
Emergency Recalls of the House of Commons 77
Broadcasting of Parliament 78
Main Occupations of Members of Parliament
1979 2005 79
Education of Conservative and Labour M.P.s
1979 2005 79
House of Commons Business 80
Fathers of the House of Commons 81
Long service M.P.s 81
Oldest and Youngest M.P.s 81
Family Connections of M.P.s 82
Spouse s Succession 83
Filial Succession 83
Dual Mandates 84
Critical Votes in the House of Commons since 1979 84
Government Defeats on the Floor of the House of Commons 1979 85
Confidence Motions since 1979 85
Guillotine and Programme Motions since 1979 86
M.P.s Suspension 86
Select Committees 87
Chairmen s Liaison Committee 88
Committee of Selection 1840 88
Committee of Public Accounts, 1862 88
Public Accounts Commission, 1984 88
Committee on European Secondary Legislation 1974 76;
European Legislation etc. 1976 98; European Scrutiny
Committee 1998 89
Procedure (Sessional) Committee 1976 89
House of Commons Services Committee 1965 92 89
House of Commons Commission 1978 90
Domestic Committees 90
Other Committees 90
Committee of Privileges c.1630 1995 91
Committee on Standards and Privileges 1995 92
Parliamentary Commission for Standards 92
Statutory Instruments 1947 93
Committee on Parliamentary Commision for Administration
1967 97 94
viii Contents
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) 94
Select Committees since 1979 95
Payment of M.P.s 97
House of Lords 98
Lord Chairmen of Committees 98
Officers of the House of Lords 99
Composition of the House of Lords 99
Creation of Peerages 100
Party Strengths in the House of Lords 100
House of Lords Sittings and Business 101
Critical Votes in the House of Lords 102
Landmarks in the Reform of the House of Lords since 1997 103
Royalty 104
Royalty and Politics 104
Private Secretaries to the Sovereign 105
Lord Chamberlains 105
Civil List of the Crown 105
Total Head of State Expenditure 106
IV Elections 107
General Election Statistics 107
General Election Results by Regions 110
Referendum on E.E.C. Membership 111
Party Changes between Elections 111
M.P.s Changes of Allegiance 112
M.P.s Elected under New Label 114
M.P.s Denied Party Renomination 114
By elections 116
Seats Changing Hands at By elections 116
Notable Retentions of Seats in By elections 117
M.P.s Resigning to Fight By elections 118
Electoral Administration 118
Redistribution 119
Election Expenses 119
Central Party Expenses 120
Lost Deposits 120
Women Candidates and MPs 1974 2005 121
Election Petitions and Challenges 121
Sources on Electoral Matters 121
Public Opinion Polls 122
Gallup Poll 122
National Opinion Polls (NOP) 122
Contents ix
Marplan Ltd/ICM Research 123
Opinion Research Centre (ORC) 123
Louis Harris Research Ltd/Harris Research Centre 123
Market Opinion Research International (MORI) 123
YouGov 124
Populus 124
Polling Archives 124
Polls on Voting Intentions 124
Opinion Poll Accuracy in General Elections 132
V Civil Service 134
Heads of Departments and Public Offices 134
Salary of Permanent Secretary in the Civil Service 138
Prime Minister s Principal Private Secretary 138
Chief of Staff 138
Appointments Secretary 138
Prime Minister s Staff 138
Special or Political Advisers to Ministers 139
Size of Civil Service 140
Number of Civil Servants 140
Civil Service Agencies 142
Next Steps 142
VI Justice and Law Enforcement 148
Major Criminal Justice Legislation 1979 148
Major Legislation Relating to the Administration of
Civil Justice 1979 150
Cases of Political Significance 150
Principal Judges 152
Other Legal and Law Enforcement Officials 155
Royal Commissions, Committees of Inquiry and Tribunals 156
Investigatory Process 156
Royal Commissions 157
Permanent and Operating Commissions 157
Departmental Committees 158
A Select List of Departmental Committees 158
(Political) Honours Scrutiny Committee 1924 2005 160
Intelligence Services I60
Security Commission 161
Number of Judges 161
The Growth of Judicial Review 162
Recorded Crime 1980 2004 163
x Contents
British Crime Survey 1981 2004 164
England and Wales 164
Prison Population in England and Wales 165
Parole Board 1967 166
Police Force 166
VII Population, Health and Employment 167
UK Population and Migration 1979 167
Geographical Distribution 168
Births, Deaths and Marriages in the UK 169
Causes of Death 169
Racial Composition of the UK Population 169
Education Spending England and Wales 171
Maintained Secondary Schools by Religious Character 171
Pupils in Full time Education (000s) England 172
Higher Education Statistics 172
Transport 173
Employment 176
Major Employment Legislation 176
Major Employment Litigation 177
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) 1974 178
Low Pay Commission 1997 178
Disability Rights Commission 2000 178
Earnings and Hours Worked 179
Labour Force 179
Employees in Employment by Industry 180
Trades Union Congresses 1900 181
The Largest Unions 181
Membership of the Largest Unions 186
Unemployment, Industrial Disputes and Trade
Union Statistics 187
VIII The Treasury and the Economy 188
Some Landmarks in the British Economy 188
Sources of Government Economic Advice 190
Head of Government Economic Service (1964 ) 190
Chief Economic Adviser to the Treasury (1999 2004) 191
Bank of England (1696) 191
Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England (1997) 191
National Economic Development Council (1961 92) 191
Commission on Pay Comparability (1979 80) 191
Council of Economic Advisers (1997 ) 191
Contents xi
Economic Interest Groups 192
Select Statistics 193
Retail Price Index 193
Inflation rate 193
Gross Domestic Product, Taxes and Prices 194
Production and Interest Rates 195
Base Rates of Major Clearing Banks 196
Government Borrowing and National Debt 197
Balance of Trade 198
Central Government Revenue: Inland Revenue 198
Customs and Excise Duties, 1993 (£m) 199
Public Spending as a Percentage of GDP 199
UK Domestic Household Consumption Expenditure (£m) 200
Concentration of Marketable Wealth Among Adult Population 201
Shares of Total Income Tax Liability 202
Consumer Credit 202
Budget Dates 203
Privatisation 1979 97 204
Nationalised Industries 208
External Financing Requirements of Nationalised Industries 216
Regulators of Privatised Industries 217
Central Government Trading Bodies 220
Other Quasi governmental Organisations 220
IX Devolution and Local Government 223
The British Isles 223
Scotland 223
Scottish Parliament Election 224
Wales 225
Welsh Assembly Election 226
Northern Ireland 1972 227
The Channel Islands 229
The Isle of Man 231
Devolution: Main Landmarks 231
Local Government 232
Structure 232
Major Legislation Affecting Local Government 233
Local Authority Interest Groups 235
Local Government Elections 236
Local Government Elections 1973 237
London Government 242
National vote share in local elections 243
xii Contents
X International Affairs 244
Major Treaties and Documents Subscribed to by Britain since 1979 244
International Organisations 244
World Bank and International Monetary Fund 245
United Nations (UN) 245
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) 245
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 245
World Trade Organisation (WTO) 245
G8 (G7) 245
British Ambassadors to Leading Powers 246
European Union 247
The European Union (Communities) 247
A Chronology of Events since 1979 248
Summits 251
Net UK Payments to European Community Institutions (£m) 252
European Parliament 252
Leaders of the British Party Delegations 253
Referendum on EEC Membership 254
Direct Elections to European Parliament 254
European Court of Justice 256
Non EU European Organisations with British Membership 257
Commonwealth 260
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, 1979 260
Independent Self Governing Members of the Commonwealth 260
British Colonies and Dependencies 261
Defence 263
Major Military Operations 263
XI The Media 268
The Press 268
National Daily Newspapers 268
National Sunday Newspapers 270
London Evening Newspapers 273
Partisan Tendencies and Circulations of National Daily
Newspapers in British General Elections 1979 2005 273
Partisanship in Elections 274
Circulations of National Newspapers 274
Circulation of National Sunday Newspapers 274
Provincial Morning Daily Newspapers 275
Main Political Weeklies 275
The Press Council, 1953 90 276
Press Complaints Commission 1991 277
Contents xiii
Broadcasting 277
British Broadcasting Corporation 278
BBC Radio 279
BBC Local Radio 280
BBC Television 280
Broadcast Receiving Licences and BBC Expenditure 281
Independent Broadcasting 282
Independent Broadcasting Authorities 283
Channel 3 ITV Programme Contracting Companies 284
The ITV Network Centre 285
Channel Four 285
S4C 286
Channel 5 286
Cable Television 287
Multichannel Television 288
Channel Share of Viewing 289
Independent Local Radio 290
Broadcasting Complaints Commission 1981 96 291
Broadcasting Standards Council 1988 96 291
Broadcasting Standards Commission 199 7 2003 291
The Internet as a News Provider 291
Inquiries into Broadcasting 292
XII Political Allusions 293
Political Place Names 293
Political Quotations 295
Political Scandals 302
Major Civil Disturbances and Demonstrations 303
Political Assassinations (Members of the House of Lords
or House of Commons) 303
Bibliographical Note 304
Internet Addresses 306
Index 310
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Contents
Introduction xiv
I Ministries 1
Conservative Government 1979 90 1
Conservative Government 1990 97 8
Labour Government 1997 12
Ministerial Salaries 18
Opposition Salaries 19
Ministerial Offices 1979 2005 20
Holders of Ministerial Offices 1979 2005 22
Ministerial Statistics 26
Biographical Notes 29
Index of Ministers 32
II Parties 46
Conservative Party 46
Party Leaders 46
Conservative Party Leadership Elections 46
Deputy Leaders 47
Leaders in the House of Lords 47
Principal Party Officials 47
Conservative Research Department 50
Chief Whips in the House of Commons 50
Chief Whips in the House of Lords 50
Chairmen of the 1922 Committee 50
Conservative Shadow Cabinets 51
Party Membership 51
Party Finance 52
Party Structure 52
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations 52
Labour Party 53
Party Leaders and Deputy Leaders 53
Leadership Elections 53
Leaders in the House of Lords 56
Chief Whips in the House of Commons 56
Chief Whips in the House of Lords 56
v
vi Contents
Labour Party National Executive Committee 56
Parliamentary Labour Party Parliamentary Committee 58
Party Conferences 60
Party Membership 60
The Labour Party Organisation and Constitutions 61
Sponsored M.P.s 62
Party Finance 62
Liberal Party 63
The Alliance and the Merger 63
Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the Party 63
Leaders in the House of Lords 63
Principal Office holders 63
Chief Whips in the House of Commons 64
Chief Whips in the House of Lords 64
Annual Conferences 1979 88 64
(Social and) Liberal Democrats 64
Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the Party 64
Principal Office holders 65
Party Conferences 65
Party Finance 66
Minor Parties 66
Co operative Party 66
Green Party 66
Irish Parties 67
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 68
Militant 69
The National Front and British National Party 69
Natural Law Party 70
Plaid Cymru (Welsh Nationalist Parry) 70
Referendum Party 71
Scottish National Party 71
Social Democratic Party 72
United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 73
Independent M.P.s 73
Minor Parties Representation in the House of Commons 74
Other Minor Parties Contesting Parliamentary Elections 74
Political Pressure Groups 75
Registration of Political Parties 75
III Parliament 76
House of Commons 76
Speakers and Their Deputies 76
Contents vii
Officers of the House of Commons 76
Parliamentary Sessions 77
Commons Hours of Sitting 77
Westminster Hall 77
Emergency Recalls of the House of Commons 77
Broadcasting of Parliament 78
Main Occupations of Members of Parliament
1979 2005 79
Education of Conservative and Labour M.P.s
1979 2005 79
House of Commons Business 80
Fathers of the House of Commons 81
Long service M.P.s 81
Oldest and Youngest M.P.s 81
Family Connections of M.P.s 82
Spouse's Succession 83
Filial Succession 83
Dual Mandates 84
Critical Votes in the House of Commons since 1979 84
Government Defeats on the Floor of the House of Commons 1979 85
Confidence Motions since 1979 85
Guillotine and Programme Motions since 1979 86
M.P.s' Suspension 86
Select Committees 87
Chairmen's Liaison Committee 88
Committee of Selection 1840 88
Committee of Public Accounts, 1862 88
Public Accounts Commission, 1984 88
Committee on European Secondary Legislation 1974 76;
European Legislation etc. 1976 98; European Scrutiny
Committee 1998 89
Procedure (Sessional) Committee 1976 89
House of Commons Services Committee 1965 92 89
House of Commons Commission 1978 90
Domestic Committees 90
Other Committees 90
Committee of Privileges c.1630 1995 91
Committee on Standards and Privileges 1995 92
Parliamentary Commission for Standards 92
Statutory Instruments 1947 93
Committee on Parliamentary Commision for Administration
1967 97 94
viii Contents
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) 94
Select Committees since 1979 95
Payment of M.P.s 97
House of Lords 98
Lord Chairmen of Committees 98
Officers of the House of Lords 99
Composition of the House of Lords 99
Creation of Peerages 100
Party Strengths in the House of Lords 100
House of Lords Sittings and Business 101
Critical Votes in the House of Lords 102
Landmarks in the Reform of the House of Lords since 1997 103
Royalty 104
Royalty and Politics 104
Private Secretaries to the Sovereign 105
Lord Chamberlains 105
Civil List of the Crown 105
Total Head of State Expenditure 106
IV Elections 107
General Election Statistics 107
General Election Results by Regions 110
Referendum on E.E.C. Membership 111
Party Changes between Elections 111
M.P.s' Changes of Allegiance 112
M.P.s Elected under New Label 114
M.P.s Denied Party Renomination 114
By elections 116
Seats Changing Hands at By elections 116
Notable Retentions of Seats in By elections 117
M.P.s Resigning to Fight By elections 118
Electoral Administration 118
Redistribution 119
Election Expenses 119
Central Party Expenses 120
Lost Deposits 120
Women Candidates and MPs 1974 2005 121
Election Petitions and Challenges 121
Sources on Electoral Matters 121
Public Opinion Polls 122
Gallup Poll 122
National Opinion Polls (NOP) 122
Contents ix
Marplan Ltd/ICM Research 123
Opinion Research Centre (ORC) 123
Louis Harris Research Ltd/Harris Research Centre 123
Market Opinion Research International (MORI) 123
YouGov 124
Populus 124
Polling Archives 124
Polls on Voting Intentions 124
Opinion Poll Accuracy in General Elections 132
V Civil Service 134
Heads of Departments and Public Offices 134
Salary of Permanent Secretary in the Civil Service 138
Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary 138
Chief of Staff 138
Appointments Secretary 138
Prime Minister's Staff 138
Special or Political Advisers to Ministers 139
Size of Civil Service 140
Number of Civil Servants 140
Civil Service Agencies 142
Next Steps 142
VI Justice and Law Enforcement 148
Major Criminal Justice Legislation 1979 148
Major Legislation Relating to the Administration of
Civil Justice 1979 150
Cases of Political Significance 150
Principal Judges 152
Other Legal and Law Enforcement Officials 155
Royal Commissions, Committees of Inquiry and Tribunals 156
Investigatory Process 156
Royal Commissions 157
Permanent and Operating Commissions 157
Departmental Committees 158
A Select List of Departmental Committees 158
(Political) Honours Scrutiny Committee 1924 2005 160
Intelligence Services I60
Security Commission 161
Number of Judges 161
The Growth of Judicial Review 162
Recorded Crime 1980 2004 163
x Contents
British Crime Survey 1981 2004 164
England and Wales 164
Prison Population in England and Wales 165
Parole Board 1967 166
Police Force 166
VII Population, Health and Employment 167
UK Population and Migration 1979 167
Geographical Distribution 168
Births, Deaths and Marriages in the UK 169
Causes of Death 169
Racial Composition of the UK Population 169
Education Spending England and Wales 171
Maintained Secondary Schools by Religious Character 171
Pupils in Full time Education (000s) England 172
Higher Education Statistics 172
Transport 173
Employment 176
Major Employment Legislation 176
Major Employment Litigation 177
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) 1974 178
Low Pay Commission 1997 178
Disability Rights Commission 2000 178
Earnings and Hours Worked 179
Labour Force 179
Employees in Employment by Industry 180
Trades Union Congresses 1900 181
The Largest Unions 181
Membership of the Largest Unions 186
Unemployment, Industrial Disputes and Trade
Union Statistics 187
VIII The Treasury and the Economy 188
Some Landmarks in the British Economy 188
Sources of Government Economic Advice 190
Head of Government Economic Service (1964 ) 190
Chief Economic Adviser to the Treasury (1999 2004) 191
Bank of England (1696) 191
Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England (1997) 191
National Economic Development Council (1961 92) 191
Commission on Pay Comparability (1979 80) 191
Council of Economic Advisers (1997 ) 191
Contents xi
Economic Interest Groups 192
Select Statistics 193
Retail Price Index 193
Inflation rate 193
Gross Domestic Product, Taxes and Prices 194
Production and Interest Rates 195
Base Rates of Major Clearing Banks 196
Government Borrowing and National Debt 197
Balance of Trade 198
Central Government Revenue: Inland Revenue 198
Customs and Excise Duties, 1993 (£m) 199
Public Spending as a Percentage of GDP 199
UK Domestic Household Consumption Expenditure (£m) 200
Concentration of Marketable Wealth Among Adult Population 201
Shares of Total Income Tax Liability 202
Consumer Credit 202
Budget Dates 203
Privatisation 1979 97 204
Nationalised Industries 208
External Financing Requirements of Nationalised Industries 216
Regulators of Privatised Industries 217
Central Government Trading Bodies 220
Other Quasi governmental Organisations 220
IX Devolution and Local Government 223
The British Isles 223
Scotland 223
Scottish Parliament Election 224
Wales 225
Welsh Assembly Election 226
Northern Ireland 1972 227
The Channel Islands 229
The Isle of Man 231
Devolution: Main Landmarks 231
Local Government 232
Structure 232
Major Legislation Affecting Local Government 233
Local Authority Interest Groups 235
Local Government Elections 236
Local Government Elections 1973 237
London Government 242
National vote share in local elections 243
xii Contents
X International Affairs 244
Major Treaties and Documents Subscribed to by Britain since 1979 244
International Organisations 244
World Bank and International Monetary Fund 245
United Nations (UN) 245
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) 245
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 245
World Trade Organisation (WTO) 245
G8 (G7) 245
British Ambassadors to Leading Powers 246
European Union 247
The European Union (Communities) 247
A Chronology of Events since 1979 248
Summits 251
Net UK Payments to European Community Institutions (£m) 252
European Parliament 252
Leaders of the British Party Delegations 253
Referendum on EEC Membership 254
Direct Elections to European Parliament 254
European Court of Justice 256
Non EU European Organisations with British Membership 257
Commonwealth 260
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, 1979 260
Independent Self Governing Members of the Commonwealth 260
British Colonies and Dependencies 261
Defence 263
Major Military Operations 263
XI The Media 268
The Press 268
National Daily Newspapers 268
National Sunday Newspapers 270
London Evening Newspapers 273
Partisan Tendencies and Circulations of National Daily
Newspapers in British General Elections 1979 2005 273
Partisanship in Elections 274
Circulations of National Newspapers 274
Circulation of National Sunday Newspapers 274
Provincial Morning Daily Newspapers 275
Main Political Weeklies 275
The Press Council, 1953 90 276
Press Complaints Commission 1991 277
Contents xiii
Broadcasting 277
British Broadcasting Corporation 278
BBC Radio 279
BBC Local Radio 280
BBC Television 280
Broadcast Receiving Licences and BBC Expenditure 281
Independent Broadcasting 282
Independent Broadcasting Authorities 283
Channel 3 ITV Programme Contracting Companies 284
The ITV Network Centre 285
Channel Four 285
S4C 286
Channel 5 286
Cable Television 287
Multichannel Television 288
Channel Share of Viewing 289
Independent Local Radio 290
Broadcasting Complaints Commission 1981 96 291
Broadcasting Standards Council 1988 96 291
Broadcasting Standards Commission 199 7 2003 291
The Internet as a News Provider 291
Inquiries into Broadcasting 292
XII Political Allusions 293
Political Place Names 293
Political Quotations 295
Political Scandals 302
Major Civil Disturbances and Demonstrations 303
Political Assassinations (Members of the House of Lords
or House of Commons) 303
Bibliographical Note 304
Internet Addresses 306
Index 310 |
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