Sampson, Anthony <br/><br/>
Who runs this place?  : the anatomy of Britain in the 21st century 
/ Anthony Sampson 
 - xiv, 427 pages 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-3394) and index. 
<br/><br/>House of Commons : the will-o'-the-wisp House of Lords : the pleasures of patronage Monarchy : the fading fairyland Political parties : the vanishing voters Trades unions : the lost voices Prime Minister : outside the building Cabinet : the broken buckle Whitehall : the end of a profession Treasury : government by stealth Diplomats : democracy doesn't mix Secret Service : security v. accountability Defence : the cold monster Lawyers : guarding the guardians Academia : the retreat of the wise men Broadcasters : controlling the uncontrollable The press : unelected legislators Bankers : ungentlemanly capitalism Bank of England : the vanishing eyebrows Pension funds : dreams and nightmares Privatised industries : people's capitalists? Corporations : the abdication of the English Accountants : who audits the auditors? Directors : the cats and the cream The new rich : final reckoning Who runs this place? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0719565669 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Power (Social sciences)--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Politics and government--21st century
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.941