Kevin Harrison is Lecturer in Politics at Manchester College of Arts and Technology; Associate Lecturer at the Open University. Co-author (with Tony Boyd) of Understanding Political Ideas and Movements (MUP, 2003). Tony Boyd taught Politics and Modern History at Loretto College, Xaverian VIth Form College, and Withington Girls School, all in Manchester.

• Introduction: What is a Constitution?; 1. Historical Background to the Constitution; 2. The Legislature: The House of Commons and the House of Lords; 3. The Executive; 4. The Judiciary; 5. The Debate over a Written Constitution and a Bill of Rights for the UK; 6. Devolution: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the English Regions; 7. Electoral Reform and Referenda; 8. The European Union and the United Kingdom Constitution; 9. The 'Hollowing Out of the State'; Conclusion: A Constitutional Agenda?.

Kevin Harrison is Lecturer in Politics at Manchester College of Arts and Technology; Associate Lecturer at the Open University. Co-author (with Tony Boyd) of Understanding Political Ideas and Movements (MUP, 2003). Tony Boyd taught Politics and Modern History at Loretto College, Xaverian VIth Form College, and Withington Girls School, all in Manchester.

• Introduction: What is a Constitution?; 1. Historical Background to the Constitution; 2. The Legislature: The House of Commons and the House of Lords; 3. The Executive; 4. The Judiciary; 5. The Debate over a Written Constitution and a Bill of Rights for the UK; 6. Devolution: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the English Regions; 7. Electoral Reform and Referenda; 8. The European Union and the United Kingdom Constitution; 9. The 'Hollowing Out of the State'; Conclusion: A Constitutional Agenda?.

Kevin Harrison is Lecturer in Politics at Manchester College of Arts and Technology; Associate Lecturer at the Open University. Co-author (with Tony Boyd) of Understanding Political Ideas and Movements (MUP, 2003). Tony Boyd taught Politics and Modern History at Loretto College, Xaverian VIth Form College, and Withington Girls School, all in Manchester.

• Introduction: What is a Constitution?; 1. Historical Background to the Constitution; 2. The Legislature: The House of Commons and the House of Lords; 3. The Executive; 4. The Judiciary; 5. The Debate over a Written Constitution and a Bill of Rights for the UK; 6. Devolution: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the English Regions; 7. Electoral Reform and Referenda; 8. The European Union and the United Kingdom Constitution; 9. The 'Hollowing Out of the State'; Conclusion: A Constitutional Agenda?.