Praise for the previous editions
"[A] slim guide to the constitution of the United Kingdom that is both
highly readable and impressively thorough. It deserves a place on
undergraduate reading lists ... [students] will certainly find it
worth their while' Cambridge Law Journal
"[The] written style is admirably clear, conversational and free from
jargon ... It will be of immense interest to anybody with a general
interest in UK law, politics and history." Times Higher Education
This timely new edition addresses the many constitutional changes that
have arisen since 2016 (including those brought about by Brexit and the
COVID-19 pandemic) whilst retaining its hallmark features of clarity and
concision.
Adopting a thematic approach, it discusses questions of history, sources
and conventions, the role of the Crown, Parliament and the electoral
system, government and the executive, the judiciary, and the territorial
distribution of power. In addition, it offers analysis of the evolution
of the UK's historic non-codified constitution, its strengths and
perceived weaknesses, and of reform initiatives. Engaging with the
central issues in play as the UK enters a new chapter, it explores the
impact on devolved government, the principle of sovereignty, the role of
the courts and parliamentary reform.
As well as providing a contextual and authoritative overview of the
principles, doctrines and institutions that underpin the elusive
constitution, this study will allow students of law and politics, both
from the UK and abroad, to develop an informed view of how it actually
works.
