The imperial British navy; how the colonies began to think imperially upon the future of the navy,

Mode of access: Internet.

The growth of British policy.

Mode of access: Internet.

Colonial policy of the British Empire /

Mode of access: Internet.

A short review of leading and operating causes of the distress of the British West India colonies, particularly as they bear upon the justice and policy of the experimental foreign sugar refinery bill; with remedies suggested for relieving that distress.

Mode of access: Internet.

The colonial reckoning; the end of imperial rule in Africa in the light of British experience.

Mode of access: Internet.

China : an outline of its government, laws, and policy, and of the British and foreign embassies to, and intercourse with, that empire /

Filmed from the original held by: British Museum.

Remarks on several recent publications regarding the civil government and foreign policy of British India.

Mode of access: Internet.

The policy of the government of British India, as exhibited in official documents.

Mode of access: Internet.

Dutch colonies and colonial policy. (Extracted from The British and Foreign Review, or European Quarterly Journal, No. XXIV.)

Mode of access: Internet.

Escape from France. A narrative of the hardships and sufferings of several British subjects who effected their escape from Verdun. With an appendix, containing observations on the policy and conduct of Buonaparte towards British subjects.

Mode of access: Internet.

Essay on the military policy and institutions of the British Empire.

2d. edition.

Refutation of m. M. De Montgaillard's calumnies against British policy : and of his "Display of the situation of Great Britain in the year 1811" /

Errata: p. [3].

An historical and descriptive account of China; its ancient and modern history, language, literature, religion, government, industry, manners, and social state; intercourse with Europe from the earliest ages; missions and embassies to the imperial court; British and foreign commerce; directions to navigators; state of mathematics and astronomy; survey of its geography, geology, botany, and zoology.

Added t.p., illustrated.

Advocating alcohol abstinence to pregnant women: some observations about British policy

In 2007, the English Department of Health (DH) issued advice stating 'pregnant woman' and 'those trying to conceive' should abstain from drinking alcohol. As others have noted, this advice was issued despite their being no new evidence about the deleterious effects of low levels of alcohol consumption. In this paper, we argue this development is significant for the social construction of 'risk', since in advocating abstinence without an evidence base for this advice, policy makers formalise a connection between uncertainty and danger. We suggest this development has important implications, most obviously for pregnant women, certainly impacting on the nature of the advice they will now receive and likely more generally on their experience of the transition to motherhood. We suggest it has wider implications for individuals' experience also, as policy makers appear to be advocating the same approach to risk to non-pregnant people. Further, it suggests a noteworthy formalisation of a new definition of risk, which should be debated far more extensively, as it matters for the future development of health policy.

Corporate coalitions and policy making in the European Union:how and why British American tobacco promoted "better regulation"

Over the past fifteen years, an interconnected set of regulatory reforms, knownas Better Regulation, has been adopted across Europe, marking a significant shift in theway that European Union policies are developed. There has been little exploration of the origins of these reforms, which include mandatory ex ante impact assessment. Drawing on documentary and interview data, this article discusses how and why large corporations, notably British American Tobacco (BAT), worked to influence and promote these reforms. Our analysis highlights (1) howpolicy entrepreneurs with sufficient resources (such as large corporations) can shape the membership and direction of advocacy coalitions; (2) the extent to which "think tanks" may be prepared to lobby on behalf of commercial clients; and (3) why regulated industries (including tobacco) may favor the use of "evidence tools," such as impact assessments, in policy making. We argue that a key aspect of BAT's ability to shape regulatory reform involved the deliberate construction of a vaguely defined idea that could be strategically adapted to appeal to diverse constituencies.We discuss the theoretical implications of this finding for the Advocacy Coalition Framework, as well as the practical implications of the findings for efforts to promote transparency and public health in the European Union.