Governing without a majority: Dilemmas for hung parliaments in Britain by David Butler - 1983

Collins, 1983-05-01. Paperback. Very Good. in x in x in. Fast Despatch Soft Covers + Signature or name - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

Collins, 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9780002170710

London England: Collins. Paperback. Slight browning to edge of back cover. This book is a pioneering excploration of the problems that Britain would confront if a general election produced a hung parliament. And that is far more likey than most people realise - if not at the next election, then at the election after next. The British Constitution is supposed to be based on precedent but, as this book shows, the guidance that precendents give offer no clear answer to the problems that have to be faced if there is no clear majority in Parliament. Whom should the Queen ask to form a government? Where may she seek advice as she tries to be a neutral umpire? What conditions can she impose on a potential Prime Minister? Should it be a minority government or a coalitition? Are there circumstances in which the Queen should refuse a request for a dissolution of parliament? All these questions and many more arise on a one-off basis if, by chance or through a mild increase in minor party strentgh, another hung… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.