The third edition of this successful text has been revised to include a new chapter on the politics of the Second World War, and to reflect recent developments in research into the period.

• Third edition of this insightful survey of changes in British politics
• Now extended to cover the politics of the Second World War and the election of 1945
• Extensively revised in the light of recent research
• Looks at the Labour Party's evolution into a national rather than sectional party
• Includes updated suggestions for further reading