A fresh interpretation of London's early Victorian political culture, devoting particular attention to the relationship which existed between Whigs and vestry-based radicals.

Introduction
Liberal attachments to the unreformed metropolis
The 'radicalisation' of metropolitan political culture, 1832-1841
The polarisation of metropolitan political culture, 1842-1855
Redefining the state, I: Rates and taxes, 1834-1853
Redefining the state, II: The London government problem
Marylebone in 1854: From conflict to compromise
Conclusion
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