Who said If you can't convince them, confuse them?. What murky facts lay behind Billygate and the Iran-Contra Affair? This reference supplies the answers to these and many other questions arising from political life and lore down the ages. Over 5000 entries include definitions of political terms, phrases which have a particular resonance in political life, political sayings that have passed into everyday language, and anecdotes concerning politics and politicians. This edition has been updated.