Tory Nation

Author : Samuel Earle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781398518520

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Tory Nation by Samuel Earle Pdf

'A witty, lucid investigation into one of the great mysteries of our time' JONATHAN COE ‘Should be read and enjoyed by readers on the left, right and centre’ David Edgerton, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ________________________________________________ Why do British politics so often play out on the Tories’ terms? What does this say about our democracy? In his revelatory book, Samuel Earle explores the roots of the current crisis and the real reasons for the Conservatives’ unsettling success, from their ruling-class origins in the eighteenth century and their disproportionate influence of the British press to their stranglehold over national identity. He sheds light on the Conservatives’ historic appeal among the working classes and why the Labour Party so often disappoints. Tory Nation describes the making of Britain through one party’s astonishing power over us. It’s only by reaching into our history, Earle argues, that we can understand how we got here – and how we can find a way out. ________________________________________________ 'Written with historical depth and literary flair' NEW STATESMAN ‘Earle has set out clearly and eloquently why our democracy is incapable of solving our political problems’ ROBERT VERKAIK, author of Posh Boys ‘Gripping and indispensable’ NESRINE MALIK, author of We Need New Stories

Author : Samuel Earle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1398518514

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Tory Nation by Samuel Earle Pdf

Why do the Tories keep winning? The Conservative Party has presided over countless corruption scandals, blundered its way through a pandemic and into a cost of living crisis that is set to plunge millions more into poverty. But in spite of their track record the party remains in power. Why? Tory Nation tells the story of how the Conservatives came to dominate Britain, and how this dominance is eroding our democracy, pushing us closer to a one-party state. It combines a fascinating history of the Conservative party, extending as far back as the 17th century and the establishment of the Tory party, with a study of how conservatism has shaped not only British politics, but its culture and identity too. With dazzling clarity and insight, Samuel Earle explores the reasons for the party's success, including its disproportionate influence on the British press, its exploitation of Labour's failings, and the use of 'culture wars' to divide and conquer. This is the story of the making of Britain through one party's astonishing rise to power. Earle reveals that it's only by reaching into our history that we can understand how we got here - and how we can change our politics for the better.

Author : Andrew Gamble
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317649786

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The Conservative Nation (Routledge Revivals) by Andrew Gamble Pdf

Since the 1880s, the Conservative Party has been an important political force in Britain. In this study of Conservative ideology since the end of Second World War, first published in 1974, Andrew Gamble considers the nature of Conservative party opinion, and the factors that have accounted for its success. The adaptation of the party post-1945 is discussed, as well as the ascendancy of the Right progressives in the leadership, and the challenge of the Whigs and Imperialists. Finally, the book includes a discussion of the fluctuations within the Conservative Government between 1970 and 1974, with an account of what Gamble believes to have been ultimately a failure. A rigorous and comprehensive analysis of Conservative thought and policy, this study will be of particular value to those with an interest in the history of British Conservative politics and government.

Author : Chris Horrie,David Matthews
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-30
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780007390540

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True Blue: Strange Tales from a Tory Nation by Chris Horrie,David Matthews Pdf

Whatever happened to middle England? Two of our funniest writers set out on a journey through conservative country – with hilarious results.

Author : Denis Smith
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 1172 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781551996363

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Rogue Tory by Denis Smith Pdf

Winner of the Dafoe Book Prize Winner of the University of British Columbia Medal for Canadian Biography 1995 marked the 100th anniversary of that most charismatic and enigmatic public figure, the thirteenth prime minister of Canada, John George Diefenbaker. Beloved and reviled with equal passion, he was a politician possessed of a flamboyant, self-fabulizing nature that is the essential ingredient of spellbinding biography. After several runs at political office, Diefenbaker finally reached the Commons in 1940; sixteen years later he was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1958, after a campaign that dazzled the voters, the Tories won the largest majority in the nation’s history: the Liberal party was shattered, its leader, Lester Pearson, humiliated by an electorate that had chosen to “follow John.” Diefenbaker’s victory promised a long and sunny Conservative era. It was not to be: instead Dief gave the country a decade of continuous convulsion, marked by his government’s defeat in 1963 and his own forced departure from the leadership in 1967, a very public drama that divided his party and riveted the nation. When Diefenbaker died in 1979, he was given a state funeral modeled - at his own direction - on those of Churchill and Kennedy. It culminated in a transcontinental train journey and burial on the bluffs overlooking Saskatoon, alongside the archive that houses his papers - the only presidential-style library built for a Canadian prime minister. Canadians embraced the image of Dief as a morally triumphant underdog, even as they were repelled by his outrageous excesses. He revived a moribund party and gave the country a fresh sense of purpose but he was no match for the dilemmas of the Cold War of Quebec nationalism, or the subtleties of the country’s relations with the United States. This compelling biography, illuminating both legend and man and the nation he helped shape, was among the most highly praised books of the year.

Author : Nick Timothy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509539192

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Remaking One Nation by Nick Timothy Pdf

In these divided and divisive times, what is the future course for our politics? In this ground-breaking book, Nick Timothy, one of Britain’s leading conservative thinkers and commentators, explores the powerful forces driving great changes in our economy, society and democracy. Drawing on his experience at the top of government, Timothy traces the crisis of Western democracy back to both the mistaken assumptions of philosophical liberalism and the rise of ideological ultra-liberalism on left, right and centre. Sparing no sacred cows, he proposes a new kind of conservatism that respects personal freedom but also demands solidarity. He argues that only by rediscovering a unifying sense of the common good and restoring a mutual web of responsibilities between all citizens and institutions can we reject the extremes of economic and cultural liberalism, overcome our divisions, and remake one nation. He goes on to outline an ambitious practical plan for change, covering issues ranging from immigration to the regulation of Big Tech. Nick Timothy’s original, forensic and thought-provoking analysis is a must-read for anybody tired by the old dogmas of the liberal left, right and centre. It is a major contribution to the debate on the future of conservatism as it grapples with geopolitical shifts, cultural change, and economic uncertainty.

Author : P. Lynch
Publisher : Springer
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780333983515

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The Politics of Nationhood by P. Lynch Pdf

For over a century the Conservative Party has been identified as the patriotic party defending the nation state and British identity. Thatcherism sought to rework the Conservative politics of nationhood in the light of changed circumstances, but the Thatcher and Major Governments faced significant problems managing the Union, European integration and a multicultural society. Philip Lynch examines the key developments and statecraft problems in the conservative politics of nationhood during the Thatcher and Major period.

Author : Iain Macleod,Angus Maude
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120841528

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One Nation by Iain Macleod,Angus Maude Pdf

Author : A. J. Davies
Publisher : Little Brown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Conservatism
ISBN : 0349108080

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We, the Nation by A. J. Davies Pdf

This work analyzes one of the most successful political organizations the world has ever seen. Since the election of 1945, the Conserative Party has been decisively defeated once (1966) but has recorded eight clear victories. This independent survey provides an assessment of the party, its development and the people who have made it what it is. It asks: what is the secret of the Tories' success?; party funding - where does it come from?; electioneering - how much is the party's success down to Labour's failure? This book seeks to answer these questions, so providing an insight into the changing face of British political and social life.

Author : Charles Taylor
Publisher : CNIB
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015053628759

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Radical Tories by Charles Taylor Pdf

Author : George Grant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0886292573

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Lament for a Nation by George Grant Pdf

Author : David Seawright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780826489746

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The British Conservative Party and One Nation Politics by David Seawright Pdf

The British Conservative Party and One Nation Politics reveals the true nature of Conservative Party politics by examining the centrality of the myth of One Nation. The power and longevity of such a concept is crucial to any understanding of the success of the Conservative Party, and this analysis of One Nation helps us to lay bare the kernel of Conservative party politics. The use of the term One Nation clearly matters for Conservative Party politics--not just in its "ancestral" use emanating from Disraeli's 1840s novels and his late nineteenth century rhetoric--but also through Baldwin's speeches and to the failure of John Major to replicate such a serene and contented image of the Nation in the 1990s. But, as a concept for the Conservatives, it means so much more than mere imagery. It has been successfully utilized in their "palaeontological" approach to their history in order to give the impression that only the Party puts 'Nation' before any sectional interest, that only the Conservative Party, as the national Party, has the ability to assuage and balance the plurality of competing interests on behalf of the Nation. It is because of this long and successful utilization of the term "One Nation" that so many within the Party are so keen to lay claim to it.

Author : Arthur Aughey
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781526101402

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The Conservative Party and the nation by Arthur Aughey Pdf

This book re-examines the claim of the Conservative Party to be the ‘national party’ and in its politics to express the enduring ‘national interest’. It explores the historical character of the Conservative Party, in particular the significance of the nation in its self-understanding. It addresses the political culture of the modern party, one which proclaims a Unionist vocation but rests mainly on English support, and considers how the Englishness of the party is reconciled with the politics of British statecraft. It considers the constitutional challenges which the Conservative Party faces in managing a changing Union, in negotiating a changing Europe and in defining a changing national interest. The book is essential reading not only for students and scholars of the Conservative Party but also for those who want to make sense of the transformations taking place in modern British politics.

Author : One Nation Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Conservatism
ISBN : IND:30000050246176

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One Nation at the Heart of the Future by One Nation Group Pdf

Author : Tom McMillan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Canada
ISBN : OCLC:1302150371

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Not My Party by Tom McMillan Pdf

"Tom McMillan indicts Stephen Harper for destroying the historic Canadian Conservative Party while prime minister and party leader, accusing him of turning a force for progressive Canadian values into an American Republican-style vehicle for right-wing ideologues. He urges Conservative progressives to reclaim their party from right-wing extremists and revive its commitment to nation-building and national unity; to re-brand itself, once again, as Progressive Conservative."--