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The "British Elections and Parties Yearbook" brings together research on British elections, parties and public opinion. It provides a comprehensive guide to the latest ideas, research and information on party politics in Britain. The 1993 yearbook gives an insight into the 1992 political year. The opening chronology provides an historical record of events, and is accompanied by a survey of election and opinion poll results, a bibliography of recent books and articles, and listings of important addresses and key personnel in the major political parties, polling organizations and in the media. Articles are presented on the theme "the 1992 General Election" and cover a wide range of issues, ranging from voting change and local constituency electioneering, the BBCs experience of forecasting and the relationship between voting and patterns of newspaper readership.