TY - BOOK AU - Cole,Matthew TI - Political parties in Britain T2 - Politics study guides series SN - 9780748631124 PY - 2012/// CY - Edinburgh, Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh University Press. N1 - pt. I. The major parties -- pt. II. The minor parties -- pt. III. Peripheral parties N2 - Looks at parties' organisation, policy, support and impact, from the major parties to the local. This introductory textbook examines the factors contributing to parties' fortunes and identities, and the causes of recent changes in both. Parties studied include: The main parties: Conservatives and Labour; The minor parties: the Liberal Democrats, the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and the Greens; The peripheral parties: the BNP, UKIP, SSP and SLP; Local parties: Kidderminster Health and Hospital Concern, the Morecambe Bay Independents and Mebyon Kernow. Helpful student features include: A; pt. I. The major parties -- pt. II. The minor parties -- pt. III. Peripheral parties UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=502849 ER -