Introduction / Vernon Bogdanor
The Constitution: its theory and interpretation / Geoffrey Marshall
The monarchy / Rodney Brazier
g The cabinet system / Anthony Selden
The House of Commons / Paul Seaward and Paul Silk
The House of Lords / Rhodri Walters
The Civil Service / Vernon Bogdanor
Ministerial responsibility / Diana Woodhouse
Government and the judiciary / Robert Stevens
Administrative law / Jeffrey Jowell
Civil liberties / David Feldman
The electoral system / John Curtice
The demise of local government / Martin Loughlin
The police / Clive Emsley
The United Kingdom as a territorial state / Brigid Hadfield
Britain, commonwealth and the end of empire / Robert Holland
Britain and Europe / Ian Loveland
Conclusion / Vernon Bogdanor.