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British Politics Has Long Been Conceived Of As Fundamentally A Majoritarian, Two-party Game With Single Prty Government The Received Norm. Yet - From The Immediate Post-war Period Through To The Drama Of Brexit - Parties And Politicians In The Uk Have Mooted Coalitions And Inter-party Agreements For Mutual Benefit. Cross-party Politics In Britain, 1945-2019 Takes A Historical-comparative Look At Seven Such Cases From The Last 80 Years. By Retracing Tales Of Failure As Well As Successful Examples Of Cross-party Co-operation, This Book Examines Moments Overlooked By Historians Of Contemporary Britain, And Most Are Examined Through The Lens Of Political Science For The First Time. Piecing Together Internal Papers And Memos From The Archives As Well As Interviews With Many Of The Key Players, Two Questions Are Explored. Why Are Politicians So Often Swimming Against The Tide When Trying To Co-operate With Their Competitors, Even When It Appears Rational To Do So? And, Despite The Challenges Imposed By The Westminster Model, What Is It That Motivates Those That Try?-- Provided By Publisher.