Coalition Britain

Gianfranco Baldini is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of BolognaJonathan Hopkin is Reader in British and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science

• Introduction Gianfranco BaldiniElections, voters, parties 1. The British general election of 2010 and the advent of coalition government Patrick Dunleavy2. The Labour party Eric Shaw 3. The path to (sharing) power: Conservative party Richard Hayton 4. The Liberal Democrats: Challenges, issues and policies Elizabeth Evans5. The financial crisis and financial regulation in the UK Lucia Quaglia 6. Inequality, poverty and the 2010 election Jonathan Hopkin and Martina Viarengo 7. Immigration and multiculturalism: controversies and policies Roberto Bertinetti The Changing UK State and its role in the world 8. Devolution and the 2010 election in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Alan Trench 9. Between Europe and America: The coalition and Britain’s changing international role Gianfranco Baldini Conclusion

This is an excellent book and will be of signficant value to academics and students of British party politics. It provides a thoughtful and interesting evaluation of the Coalition, its influences and the circumstances that led up to its formation.(Andrew Scott Crines, University of Leeds, Political Studies Review, May 2014)