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1 online resource |
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text file PDF |
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British general election series
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British general election series.
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| Contents |
Cover; The British General Election of 2015; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Photographs; Party Advertisements; Cartoons; List of Plates; Preface; 1 I'm Afraid There is No Money: Five Years of Coalition; Chronology of events from May 2010 to December 2014; Notes; 2 How Hard Can it Be? The Conservatives; Notes; 3 Brand Failure: Labour; Notes; 4 Zugzwang: The Liberal Democrats and Others; The Liberal Democrats; UKIP; The Green Party; Plaid Cymru; Respect; The British National Party; Northern Ireland; Notes; 5 The Long and the Short of the SNP Breakthrough. |
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The introduction of a two-election systemThe referendum: a different question and outcome; FPTP puts the SNP first; Notes; 6 Roads and Car Crashes: The Election Approaches; Chronology of events from 1 January 2015 to 29 March 2015; Notes; 7 Dead Cats and Bogy Men: The National Campaign; Campaign chronology; Notes; 8 Different Scripts Required: Election Night; Notes; 9 Margin of Error: The Polls; Notes; 10 Where to Drop the Bombs: The Constituency Battle; Notes; 11 The Battle for the Stage: Broadcasting; Debate negotiations; The TV debates; The battle for Number 10; The ITV Leaders' Debate. |
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The BBC Election DebateThe BBC Question Time Special; Other programmes; The campaign news coverage; Horse race v. policy analysis; Balance and framing; Stage-management; Human interest; Future policy; Conclusion; Notes; 12 Still Life in the Old Attack Dogs: The Press ; Still a critical mass medium; Polarised and polemical: 'popular' partisanship; Qualified judgements; Front-page news; The 'horse race' campaign; Follow the money; The constitution and other issues; Voting by newspaper; Conclusion; Notes; 13 Variable Diversity: MPs and Candidates; Notes. |
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14 Out of the Blue: The Campaign in RetrospectNotes; Appendix 1: The Results Analysed; Introduction; Measuring change; England and Wales; The Conservatives and Labour; The Liberal Democrats; UKIP; The Greens; Plaid Cymru; Tactical voting; Scotland; Turnout across Great Britain; The electoral system; Notes; Appendix 2 :The Voting Statistics; Index. |
| Summary |
The British General Election of 2015 is a must-read for anyone wanting to know how the action unfolded in the most unpredictable election for a generation. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons -- Elections, 2015.
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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons |
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Elections & referenda. |
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British & Irish history. |
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Political structures: democracy. |
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Political science & theory. |
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Politics & government. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. |
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Elections |
| Chronological Term |
2015 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Added Author |
Kavanagh, Dennis, author.
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| In: |
Springer eBooks |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781137366108 1137366109 |
| ISBN |
9781137366115 (electronic bk.) |
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1137366117 (electronic bk.) |
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9781137366139 |
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1137366133 |
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9781137366108 (hbk.) |
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1137366109 (hbk.) |
| Standard No. |
10.1057/9781137366115. |
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