TY - BOOK ID - 10695238 TI - Austerity and Political Choice in Britain AU - Clarke, H. AU - Kellner, P. AU - Stewart, M. AU - Twyman, J. AU - Whiteley, P. PY - 2016 SN - 1349707007 1137524928 1137524936 PB - London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, DB - UniCat KW - Political science. KW - Elections. KW - Great Britain KW - United States KW - Political Science and International Relations. KW - Electoral Politics. KW - British Politics. KW - US Politics. KW - Political Science. KW - Politics and government. KW - Great Britain. KW - Politics and government KW - Electoral politics KW - Franchise KW - Polls KW - Administration KW - Civil government KW - Commonwealth, The KW - Government KW - Political theory KW - Political thought KW - Politics KW - Science, Political KW - House of Commons (Great Britain) KW - England and Wales. KW - Great Britain-Politics and gover. KW - United States-Politics and gover. KW - Social sciences KW - State, The KW - Political science KW - Politics, Practical KW - Plebiscite KW - Political campaigns KW - Representative government and representation KW - Great Britain—Politics and government. KW - United States—Politics and government. KW - Elections, 2015. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:10695238 AB - This is a comprehensive study of the 2015 general election in Britain designed not only for students and scholars of British politics, but also for the interested reader. It looks at the record of the Coalition government both in terms of its plans and performance, particularly in relation to the economy, as the starting point for understanding what happened. The authors go on to examine the campaign during the run-up to polling day and to explain why people voted the way they did. They also take a close look at the various constituency battlegrounds across the country showing how and why voting patterns varied across Britain. Finally, they discuss the implications of the election outcome for the future of the party system and British politics more generally. This book provides important insights into an election which has permanently changed the political geography of Britain. ER -