The Rhetoric and Reality of Austerity: Electoral Politics in Britain 2010 to 2015

Paul Whiteley (), Harold D. Clarke and Marianne Stewart
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Paul Whiteley: University of Essex
Harold D. Clarke: University of Texas at Dallas
Marianne Stewart: University of Texas at Dallas

A chapter in State, Institutions and Democracy, 2017, pp 79-103 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Britain experienced its first peace-time coalition government since the 1930s after the 2010 general election. It was put together very hastily and, to the surprise of many people, it survived for the 5 years planned in the original Coalition Agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. By 2015 it was widely anticipated in the polls that the Parliament emerging from the general election would also be deadlocked and another possible coalition government formed, but this did not happen. Instead, the Conservatives won a surprising, but narrow election victory, capturing just short of 51 % of the seats in the House of Commons.

Keywords: Budget Deficit; Great Recession; Coalition Government; Election Campaign; Coalition Partner (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44582-3_4

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