The Tories and Europe / John Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, John, 1949 May 18-

Series:

Political analyses

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservative Party (Great Britain).

Relations.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.

European Union.

Great Britain--Relations--European Union countries.

European Union countries--Relations--Great Britain.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xi, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

"The Tories and Europe" examines one of the most contentious issues in British politics over the past thirty years. It traces the way in which the issue of Europe has led to the electoral disintegration of a party which had previously dominated British politics for a century. This book provides an important contribution to an understanding of post-war British politics and recent developments in the politics of the Conservative Party. It discusses the way in which growing integration in Europe has challenged many aspects and assumptions in British politics and in particular Tory politics.

Contents:

1 The Tories and the challenge of Europe 1

2 Conservatism and the concept of Europe: Tory politics and the European idea 41

3 Towards a Tory Europe? 1979-85: sovereignty, the budgetary issue and the single market 76

4 The realisation of Tory doubts 1985-90: integration, Bruges and the ERM 104

5 Tories in Crisis 1990-97: federalism, Maastricht and electoral decline 142

6 The Tories, Europe and electoral defeat 181

7 Tories in opposition: Europe, New Labour and the Hague leadership 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-272) and index.

ISBN:

0719037956

0719037964

OCLC:

42692263