The conservatives in crisis : the Tories after 1997 / edited by Mark Garnett and Philip Lynch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Garnett, Mark, 1963- editor.

Lynch, Philip, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservative Party (Great Britain).

Political science.

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

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2003.

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"The Conservatives in crisis provides a timely and important analysis of the Conservative Party's spell in opposition following the 1997 general election. It includes chapters by leading academic experts on the party and commentaries by three senior Conservative politicians: Lord Parkinson, Andrew Lansley MP and Ian Taylor MP. Having been the dominant force in British politics in the twentieth century, the Conservative Party suffered its heaviest general election defeats in 1997 and 2001. This book explores the party's current crisis and assesses the Conservatives' failure to mount a political recovery under the leadership of William Hague. The Conservatives in crisis includes a detailed examination of the reform of the Conservative Party organisation, changes in ideology and policy, the party's electoral fortunes, and Hague's record as party leader. It also offers an innovative historical perspective on previous Conservative recoveries and a comparison with the revival of the US Republican Party. In the conclusion the editors assess the failures of the Hague period and examine the party's performance under Iain Duncan Smith. The Conservatives in crisis will be essential reading for students of contemporary British politics"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of figures and tables

List of contributors

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Introduction

1 The Conservatives in opposition, 1906-79

2 The US Republicans

3 Win or bust

4 The Conservative parliamentary party

5 Organisational reform and the extra-parliamentary party

6 A question of definition?

7 Conservative policy under Hague

8 The Conservatives and Europe, 1997-2001

9 The Scottish Conservatives, 1997-2001

10 Nationhood and identity in Conservative politics

11 The 2001 general election

Commentary 1 The reform of the Conservative Party

Commentary 2 From values to policy

Commentary 3 The Conservatives, 1997-2001

Conclusions

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5261-3769-0

OCLC:

1152975796

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access