TY - BOOK AU - Martin Loughlin TI - The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction SN - 9780199697694  U1 - 342.4102  PY - 2013///.  CY - United Kingdom PB - Oxford University Press,  N1 - Introduction ; 1. What constitution? ; 2. Writing the constitution ; 3. Parliamentary government ; 4. The expansion and contraction of the English state ; 5. Civil liberty ; 6. Whiter the constitution? ; References and further reading N2 - The British constitution has grown organically in response to changes in its economic, political, and social environment, and is not contained in a single authoritative text. In this Very Short Introduction, Martin Loughlin examines the nature and authority of the constitution, and its challenging prospects for the future. ER -