Britain Unwrapped / Hilaire Barnett

Britain is the founder of parliamentary government, yet unlike most other modern democracies our constitution has never been set down in writing. It is a mixture of structures inherited from the past and adapted over centuries. So how do we find out how contemporary Britain is really run? Britain Unwrapped is an in-depth and much needed study of our systems of government, at a time when major constitutional reforms are sweeping across the United Kingdom. It looks in detail at key issues such as the Human Rights Act, the reform of the House of Lords, the devolution of power to national assemblies, changes in the voting system and Britain's role in the EU. The book also takes apart our constitutional framework, the current workings of Parliament and the legal system (both at home and as part of the EU), as well as the thorny issue of state security.