Bill Jones joined the Extra-Mural Department at Manchester University in 1972 as the person in charge of politics and government, serving as Director 1987-92. He was Vice Chair and Chair of The Politics Association 1979-85, being made a Life Fellow in 2001. In 2006 he took up a teaching post at Liverpool Hope University being made a professor in 2009. Bill has maintained a fair publishing output and also occasionally broadcasts on radio and television. He now lives in retirement in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, continuing with writing of various kinds, including non fiction and fiction, giving guest lectures and teaching adult classes on politics, mostly for the pioneering charity organisation, the University of the Third Age.

Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) is Professor of Government at the University of Hull. When he was appointed in 1986, he was the youngest professor of politics in the country. He was also appointed Director of the University's Centre for Legislative Studies in 1992. He is the editor of The Journal of Legislative Studies and chair of the Higher Education Commission. He is the author or editor of 32 books. He was elevated to the peerage in 1998. He chaired the Commission to Strengthen Commission, which reported in 2000, and was the first Chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution. He has been described by the House Magazine - the journal of the two Houses of Parliament - as 'our greatest living expert on Parliament'.

Isabelle Hertner is a Senior Lecturer in the Politics of Britain in Europe at King's College London. She researches political parties in Britain, Germany, France, and at the European Union level. Her research focuses on party organisations (and in particular, intra-party democracy and the role of members), policies (on the EU and immigration), and discourses (on gender). Isabelle is also the director of the Centre for German Transnational Relations at King's College London, which analyses Germany in the European and global context across different disciplines. She teaches British politics, comparative European politics, and European gender politics.

PART 1: CONTEXT 1. The Changing Context of UK Politics and Key Concepts in the Study of Politics 2. The UK, the World and Europe 3. The Social and Economic Context. And another thing... Is Liberal Democracy Doomed?PART 2: DEFINING THE POLITICAL WORLD 4. Ideology and the Liberal Tradition 5. Political Ideas: The Major Parties 6. Political Ideas: Themes and Fringes 7. From Euroscepticism to Brexit. And another thing... Parliament in Light of Brexit PART 3: THE REPRESENTATIVE PROCESS 8. Elites in the United Kingdom 9. Elections and Voting 10. The Mass Media and Political Communication 11. Gender and British Politics 12. Pressure Groups 13. Political Parties 14. Devolution. And another thing... Who Votes Conservative? PART 4: THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS 15. The Changing Constitution 16. The Crown 17. The House of Commons at Work 18. The House of Commons Under Pressure 19. The House of Lords. And another thing... Localism in Decline PART 5: THE EXECUTIVE PROCESS 20. The Core Executive: Prime Minister and Cabinet 21. Ministers, Departments and Civil Servants 22. Local Government 23. The Judiciary. And another thing... Special Advisors PART 6: THE POLICY PROCESS 24. The Policy-Making Process 25. The Politics of Law and Order 26. Social Policy in the UK 27. Economic Policy 28. British Foreign and Defence Policy 29. Britain and the European Union 30. UK Immigration Policy in a Hostile Environment. And another thing... Has Civic Discourse Declined? Epilogue