CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE NATURE OF POLITICS . . I

II THE. BRITISH CONSTITUTION . . l8

PART ONE

CARRYING OUT THE LAW:
THE GOVERNMENT

III THE MONARCHY 35

IV THE KING'S MINISTERS ... 53
V THE CIVIL SERVICE .... 70

VI THE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF GOVERN-
MENT .....85

VII THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF GOVERN-
MENT 4 . . 102

VIII THE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF GOVERNMENT 114

PART TWO

MAKING THE LAW:
PARLIAMENT AND PEOPLE.

IX THE TWO HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT . 129

X THE WORK OF PARLIAMENT . . 142

XI THE CONTROL OF MONEY l60