The Tories : : from Winston Churchill to David Cameron / / Timothy Heppell.

"This book offers a comprehensive and accessible study of the electoral strategies, governing approaches and ideological thought of the British Conservative Party from Winston Churchill to David Cameron. Timothy Heppell integrates a chronological narrative with theoretical evaluation, examining...

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Place / Publishing House:London ;, New York : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2014.
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (201 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Conservatism and the Conservative Party: Ideology and Ethos
  • Conservative Statecraft: The Politics of Power?
  • One-Nation Conservatism: Dominance and Degeneration 1945 to 1965
  • The Failure of Heathite Conservatism 1965 to 1975
  • The Triumph of Thatcherite Conservatism 1975 to 1990
  • Post-Thatcherite Decline: The Major Era 1990 to 1997
  • Open Coffin Conservatism? 1997 to 2005
  • Modernisation and Renewal: Liberal Conservatism 2005-2010
  • Modernisation and Coalition: Cameron in Government 2010-
  • Conclusion
  • Index.