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PART I: PEOPLE AND POLITICS.- Politics, Democracy and Power.- The Shadow of the Past: British Politics since 1945.- Economy, Society and Politics.- Participating in Politics.- Elections and Voting.- Political Parties.- Ideologies, Parties and Interests.- Pressure groups and Social Movements.- Political Communication and the Mass Media.- PART II: GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE.- The Changing British System of Government.- Prime Minister and Cabinet.- Ministers, Departments and the Civil Service.- Parliament and the Legislative Process.- The Law, Politics and the Judicial Process.- Britain and Europe.- Devolution: a Disunited Kingdom?.- Local Government and Politics.- The New British State.- PART III: ISSUES AND POLICIES.- Issues, Problems and The Policy Process.- Managing the Economy.- Government Spending: Delivering Public Services.- Rights, Equality and Social Justice .- Politics and The Environment.- Britain and the World: Making Foreign Policy.