John Charmley has written an entertaining but fair account of one of the principal forces in modern British political hi
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English Pages vii, 301 pages ; 22 cm Year 2008
Table of contents :
The conservative tradition --
Stanley and the protectionists --
Derby's conservatives --
Disraeli on top --
Balfour in trouble --
The unknown Bonar law --
Scalped by Baldwin --
Chamberlain in charge --
Churchill's consensus --
The new model Tory party? --
A conservative consensus? --
Decline and fall --
From Heath to Thatcher --
The Iron Lady --
High tide and after --
After the ball was over --
No direction home?