The textbook is a thematic collection of texts of socio-political orientation on the state-political system of Great Britain. The purpose of the manual is to teach reading special literature and text analysis, the development of speech skills of prepared and spontaneous speech, the development of listening skills, as well as creative writing. To solve these problems, the texts of the manual are equipped with lexical exercises, discussion questions and discussion tools, such as argumentation models. The manual corresponds to the professional and educational programs of international and regional students and takes into account the content of the course of national studies and courses in political science, history and theory of international relations ..