Description
Book SynopsisThe Conservatives are back, and back with a bang two election wins in a row and, providing they can hold things together, in a pretty good position to win another. But many questions about their recent past, present, and future still remain.
Trade Review 'This fully updated survey is, more than ever, the indispensable study on the recent history of the party, confirming Tim Bale as the best political historian writing today.'
Matthew d�Ancona, columnist, The Guardian and the Evening Standard
'Tim Bale�s study of the Conservatives is a closely argued account of the party�s journey from Thatcher to the present day, and will prove essential reading for anyone interested in politics.'
John Bercow
'An extraordinary portrait of an extraordinary era. It reads so well and it rings so true.'
Gyles Brandreth
Table of Contents
- Contents
- 1 SOLVING THE PUZZLE: AN INTRODUCTION
- 2 LOSING THE PLOT: THATCHER TO MAJOR, 1989-1997
- 3 TACTICS OVER STRATEGY: WILLIAM HAGUE, 1997-2001
- 4 �SIMPLY NOT UP TO IT� : IAIN DUNCAN SMITH, 2001-2003
- 5 LIKE MOTHS TO A FLAME: MICHAEL HOWARD, 2003-2005
- 6 �COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH THE DAVE� THE LONG LEADERSHIP CONTEST, MAY-DECEMBER 20051
- 7 �THE POLITICS OF AND� : OPPOSITION, 2005-2010
- 8 �THE NATIONAL INTEREST�
- COALITION AND MAJORITY GOVERNMENT, 2010-2015
- 9 GETTING THE MESSAGE: A CONCLUSION
