Both Reagan and Thatcher administrations, he argues, have reversed post-war consensual and integrative politics in favour of the fragmentation and competition of the market.

"I stand ready to forge a coalition of the center. . . ." The image of a consensual, bipartisan politics is an old and attractive one.

Their brand of introverted, consensual politics may be more durable than some of the others.

I think it was a tribute to consensual politics which is so rare of course with our other adversarial system that we have in Britain.

Wise Tim Garton Ash, who is always worth reading, sets out the case for Germany's poswar habits of slow, consensual coalition-building politics, in today's Guardian.

The country is crying out for a break from what was presented in the past as consensual politics.

While most analysts agree that the nation seems to be entering an uncharted era of consensual politics, they don't agree on why.

They compared him to French leaders and institutions, which painted a picture of idealized chiefs who would direct consensual politics, and rule with non-coercive authority.

It may not be the ultimate equality that reformers are seeking, but it is a kind of companion conduct that suggests consensual politics may stand a chance in Ulster.

After World War II, the BGB contributed to the establishment of the characteristic Swiss post-war consensual politics, social agreements and economic growth policies.