The Agenda of British Government: The Speech from the Throne, 1911-2008

Political Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-98

  Jennings, Will ^a   Bevan, Shaun ^a   John, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79551621053     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2010.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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