Ideas and Politics in Modern Britain

Part 1 Context - Britain, Europe and America: ideas and politics in Britain - an American view, Nathan Glazer; the history of Britain - a composite State in a "Europe des patries?", Jonathan Clark. Part 2 Political thought - the nation and the individual: in defence of the nation, Roger Scruton; conservatism, individualism and the political thought of the new right, John Gray. Part 3 Theology - the vision of man: theology, toleration and conflict, S.W.Sykes; the church and the government, Raymond Plant; theology, philosophy and politics, Stephen Grover. Part 4 Social policy - meritocracy and responsibility: needs, entitlements and obligations - towards a new consensus on welfare policy, S.J.D.Green; education - from Boyle to Baker, Adrian Wooldridge. Part 5 Economic revival - some theoretical premises: ideology and pragmatism in economic Thatcherism, Patrick Minford; the collapse of corporate state Keynesianism, Martin Holmes; popular capitalism and world politics, John Redwood. Part 6 Planning - history, theory and practice: has planning a future?, John Stevenson; three myths of government, Oliver Letwin; government investment in universities and science, Terence Kealey.