The British Conservative Party and One Nation Politics

by Seawright, David

• ISBN13: 9780826489746
• ISBN10: 0826489745
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-02
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

This book provides an attempt to reveal the true nature of Conservative Party politics by examining the centrality of the myth of One Nation.

Author Biography

David Seawright is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Leeds and a co-director of the Members of Parliament Project. His previous works include An Important Matter of Principle and (edited with David Baker) Britain for and Against Europe?

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction: One Nation, Food for Thought	p. 1
The Chapters and the Thesis	p. 2
Mythical Origins: Disraeli on England	p. 4
The Myth Incarnate	p. 8
Blue Moods and Blackballs	p. 13
The Context of Influence	p. 17
Ethos and Doctrine in the Conservative Party	p. 24
Conservative Ideology	p. 26
Conservative Principles	p. 31
Political Recrudescence	p. 37
The Thracian Boxer and Ideological Movement	p. 45
The Pamphlets: "Let the Dog See the Rabbit"	p. 48
Forecast Is for Dry to Wet, Then Dry Again	p. 52
Mapping Conservative Policy Preferences	p. 54
Appendix to Chapter Three	p. 65
Skilled Propaganda from Ill-intentioned "Friends"	p. 71
A Great Moving Left Show	p. 75
Retrospective Procrustean Polemics	p. 79
Concessionary Conservatism	p. 83
Factions, Tendencies and "Bondstones"?	p. 92
Postwar: Reform and/or Progress?	p. 95
No Turning Back to PEST	p. 101
Conservative Typologies: Toward "Topsy" Dimensions	p. 105
"Bondstone Groups"	p. 109
One Nation, but Which?	p. 119
The Devolution Dilemma of a Rebounding "Scottish Card"	p. 120
The "English Question"	p. 126
Civis Britannicus Sum?	p. 129
Cameron's One Nation Conundrum	p. 134
"One Europe or No Nation"?	p. 141
The Party of Europe and "One Europe"?	p. 144
Merchant Shipping with a Malign Form of Maastricht	p. 149
The Euro-Ratchet Halted or Withdrawal?	p. 154
Conclusion: Further Refreshment at the Springs of Doctrine	p. 162
Back to the Future: The Responsible Society	p. 167
In Conclusion: Cameron Conservatism	p. 172
Bibliography	p. 181
Index	p. 191
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