British Political Facts since 1979

INTRODUCTION * PART I: MINISTRIES * Conservative Government 1979-1990 * Conservative Government 1990-1997 * Labour Government 1997 – * Index of Ministers * PART II: PARTIES * Conservative Party * Labour Party * Liberal Party * (Social and) Liberal Democrats * Minor Parties * PART III: PARLIAMENT * House of Commons * House of Lords * Royalty * PART IV: ELECTIONS * General Election Statistics * General Election Results by Regions * Referendum on E.E.C Membership * Party Changes between Elections * M.P.s’ Changes of Allegiance * M.P.s Elected under New Label * M.P.s Denied Party Renomination * By-elections * Seats Changing Hands at By-elections * Notable Retentions of Seats in By-elections * M.P.s Resigning to Fight By-elections * Electoral Administration, Franchise and Redistribution * Election Expenses * Central Party Expenses * Lost Deposits * Women Candidates and M.P.s 1918-2005 * Election Petitions and Challenges * Sources on Electoral Matters * Public Opinion Polling Organisations * Polls on Voting Intention * Opinion Poll Accuracy in General Elections * PART V: CIVIL SERVICE * Heads of Departments and Public Offices * Top Civil Service Salary Level * Prime Minister’s Staff * Size of Civil Service * Next Steps * PART VI: JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT * Criminal Justice Legislation 1979- * Legislation Relating to Administration of Civil Justice, 1979- * Cases of Political Significance * Principal Judges * Other Legal and Law Enforcement Officials * Royal Commissions, Committees of Inquiry and Tribunals * Intelligence Services * Security Commission * Number of Judges * Civil Proceedings * Judicial Review * Criminal Statistics * Prison Population * Parole Board, 1967- * Police Force * PART VII: POPULATION, HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT * U.K. Population and Migration 1979- * Geographical Distribution * Birth Rates, Death Rates, and Marriages in the U.K. * Racial Composition of the UK Population * Maintained Secondary Schools by Religious Character * Pupils in Full-time Education * Higher Education Statistics * Transport * Post and Telecommunications * Employment * PART VIII: THE TREASURY AND THE ECONOMY * Sources of Government Economic Advice * Economic Interest Groups * Statistics * Budget Dates * Privatisation 1979-97 * Nationalised Industries * External Financing Requirements of Nationalised Industries * Regulators of Privatised Industries * Central Government Trading Bodies * Other Quasi-governmental Organisations * PART IX: THE BRITISH ISLES * Scotland * Wales * Northern Ireland 1972- * The Channel Islands * The Isle of Man * Devolution * PART X: LOCAL GOVERNMENT * Structure * Scotland * Number of Councils in England and Wales * Major Legislation Affecting Local Government * Local Authority Interest Groups * Local Government Elections * PART XI: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS * Major Treaties and Documents Subscribed to by Britain since 1979 * International Organisations * British Ambassadors to Leading Powers, 1979- * PART XII: EUROPEAN UNION * The European Union (Communities), 1973- * A Chronology of Events since 1979 * Summits 1979- * Net UK Payments to European Community Institutions * European Parliament, 1973- * Leaders of the British Party Delegations * Referendum on E.E.C Membership * Direct Elections to European Parliament * European Court of Justice, 1973- * Non-EU European Organisations with British Membership * PART XIII: COMMONWEALTH * Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, 1979- * Independent Self-Governing Members of the Commonwealth * British Colonies and Dependencies * Defence * Major Military Operations * PART XIV: THE PRESS * National Daily Newspapers * National Sunday Newspapers * London Evening Newspapers * Partisan Tendencies in General Elections * Partisanship in Elections * Circulations * Provincial Morning Daily Newspapers, 1900- * Main Political Weeklies * The Press Council, 1953-1990 * Press Complaints Commission, 1991- * PART XV: BROADCASTING * The British Broadcasting Corporation * Independent Broadcasting * Inquiries into Broadcasting * PART XVI: POLITICAL ALLUSIONS * Political Place Names * Political Quotations * Political Scandals * Major Civil Disturbances and Demonstrations (in Great Britain) * Political Assassinations * BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE * Internet Addresses * INDEX