I'm glad I actually picked this book to write my essay on. It's got a clear and easy to read style, for a start, which sticks in the mind better than the more confusing pontificating some philosophers do. Arblaster also raises some important points about to the extent to which Britain is democratic -- to be honest, I have to feel after reading the book and thinking about it, that Britain is hardly democratic at all. Very, very interesting to think about.