10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YAH-BOO POLITICS»
Discover the use of
yah-boo politics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
yah-boo politics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Future of Christianity: Reflections on Violence and ...
Yah-boo science is as tiresome as yah-boo politics, and when it comes to the
sources of war the former easily degenerates into the latter. Maybe secular
fanatics killed their thousands, but for sure the religious fanatics killed their tens
of ...
2
British Government and
Politics: A Comparative Guide
Carefully moderated contests of some ninety minutes or thereabouts, would force
the politicians to discuss policy, rather than indulge in yah-boo politics and easy
sloganising. Critics of the idea pointed to the difficulties in staging such contests,
...
3
Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought
At its worst, it has been dubbed 'Yah-boo politics'. On the other hand, there is little
doubt that some prime ministers find these regular interrogations an acute strain. '
Even at the end of seven years of Premiership', wrote Harold Macmillan.
Paul Barry Clarke, Joe Foweraker, 2003
4
A Very British Revolution: The Expenses Scandal and How to ...
One of the defeated candidates, Nick Bye, observed: 'Certainly the yah-boo
politics that flourishes in the chamber of the House of Commons and in council
chambers across the country is unappealing and won't work for any aspiring MP
in the ...
5
Welfare Policy Under New Labour: Views from Inside Westminster
One female Liberal Democrat MP contrasted the "quiet methods of influence"
adopted by women with the "yah-boo politics" sometimes seen in the House,
while several were critical of the adversarial "macho" attitudes evident in the
House.
Hugh M. Bochel, Andrew Defty, 2007
6
The Scottish Parliament: A Scandinavian-Style Assembly?
... introduction of closed committee meetings. Typical responses included: 'As
representatives of the public, MSPs Should be seen doing their job in public'; '
open committees keep you on your toes'; and 'the public do not like yah-boo
politics ...
7
Liberal Party General Election Manifestos, 1900-1997
We've had forty years of yah-boo politics and where has it got us? We live in a
country that is patently unfair to many of its citizens. While politicians brandish
statistics at each other on TV chat shows, we can all see with our own eyes what
is ...
Iain Dale, Liberal Party (Great Britain), 2000
8
Political Communications: Why Labour Won the General ...
Most press commentators agreed that this was a 'dispiriting' campaign,
dominated by slogans, evasions and negative yah-boo politics.1 It seemed to
offer evidence of the socalled 'dumbing down' of British public life, and television
stood ...
John Bartle, Ivor Crewe, Brian Gosschalk, 2012
9
A Fall from Grace: A Novel of Suspense
I do feel that the party system has stifled genuine debate, polarized opinions in a
totally unhelpful way and led to the sort of yah-boo politics that gets us nowhere.
It is time for a change. We need a solid block of true independents who look at ...
10
Labourism and the English Genius: The Strange Death of ...
ensued, as the forty years of 'yah-boo politics' disdained in the Alliance election
manifesto (the sententious Britain United) gained some prominent new recruits;
another 'two-party pantomime' opened on the Westminster stage. The merger ...
