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Record Nr.

UNISA996209567603316

Autore

Lynch Philip

Titolo

The conservatives in crisis [[electronic resource] ] : the Tories after 1997 / / edited by Mark Garnett and Philip Lynch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester University Press, 2003

Manchester, UK ; ; New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2018, 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-280-73431-0

9786610734313

1-84779-071-2

1-4237-0643-9

Descrizione fisica

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

Disciplina

324.24104

Soggetti

Political science

Great Britain Politics and government 1997-2007

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record and e-publication (viewed on March 26, 2019).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.