British Politics on the Eve of Reform The Duke of Wellington's Administration, 1828-30

'...a seminal book that will be essential reading for specialists and students alike and which lays the foundation for future work on the subject.' - E.A. Smith, former Reader in Modern History, University of Reading

'A distinguished and authoritative study that is considerably weightier in its significance that the title suggests. It is not less than a comparable account of the political order at the eve of reform, comparable in many ways to Sir Lewis Namier's Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III.' - Frank O' Gorman, Professor of History, University of Manchester

'The other great virtue of his book is that it draws together the conclusions reached by a wide array of more specialist studies...an indispensable reference book for many years to come.' - Norman Gash, Times Literary Supplement