Hayden Phillips and Jack Straw

The Continuation of British Exceptionalism in Party Finance

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6312969
AutoresJustin Fisher (0000-0002-3527-9422, Brunel University of London, autor correspondente)
Ano2009
Volume62
Fascículo2
Páginas298-317
Data de publicação2009-01-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoParliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482
EditoraOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/pa/gsn047
OpenAlexW2144941095
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11

The former Prime Minister's review of party-funding reforms, chaired by Sir Hayden Phillips, reported in March 2007. It was followed in June 2008 by a White Paper from the Ministry of Justice. This article considers these proposals in the context of both previous reforms in Britain and trends in party-funding reform across the rest of Europe. It seeks to establish whether these proposals represent continuity in the British case, and the extent to which Britain arguably remains ‘exceptional’ in terms of party funding. It concludes that the Phillips review represented a potential partial break from British exceptionalism, whilst the White Paper represents a continuation. Both, however, provide further evidence of the fragility of the cartel model in respect of Britain

Context (archaeology · Exceptionalism · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Sociology · White (mutation · History · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies