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Product Description The only book-length treatment of the pivotal Scott Report, established by John Major in 1992 to investigate the British government's trade policy and arms trade policy with Iraq, this volume provides a thorough and authoritative account of the Report's constitutional implications. AdamTomkins reappraises issues including ministerial responsibility, the control of the civil service, and freedom of information in the light of the malaise which Scott uncovered. He addresses central questions of secret intelligence and the troublesome "public interest immunity certificates," as wellas the American involvement in the affair. Review "This terrific book, its vigorous style, and the author's passion for the values he defends form a potent stimulant for thinking about British government and, more crucially, the nature of constitutional government."--Choice About the Author Adam Tomkins has been a lecturer in law at King's College, London since 1991.