The Longman Companion to Britain since 1945 Book

	Preface
	List of Maps
	Publisher's Acknowledgements
Sect. I	Political History	1
1	Political chronology	3
2	Principal ministers	39
3	Elections	52
4	Party politics	72
5	Other parties	88
6	Machinery of government	98
7	Local government	103
8	Trade unions	105
9	Northern Ireland	112
10	Scotland and Wales	118
Sect. II	Social History	123
1	Population and migration	125
2	Education	127
3	Health, social welfare and poverty	132
4	Housing	136
5	Environment and pollution	139
6	Women	142
7	The media	144
8	Crime and police	149
9	Religion	154
10	Immigration and race relations	157
11	Civil liberties and censorship	161
12	Gay and lesbian rights	163
Sect. III	Economic History	165
1	Economic policy	167
2	Trade and finance	176
3	Prices and incomes	178
4	Industry	180
5	Employment and unemployment	182
6	Transport	183
7	Nationalization and privatization	186
Sect. IV	The Wider World	189
1	The European Union	191
2	The Commonwealth	198
3	Defence policy	202
4	Major conflicts	209
5	Terrorism involving British targets	213
Sect. V	Biographies	219
Sect. VI	Glossary of Terms	257
Sect. VII	Topic Bibliography	315
Sect. VIII	Maps	331
	Index	335