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Explores the history and ideas of the Scottish Conservative Party since its creation in 1912. The Scottish Conservative Party has played a significant role in the politics of Scotland during the last century. This book explores the nature of the party, its standing in Scotland, its influence on the Union and its role in the Scottish Parliament. In particular it asks how the party lost support so dramatically in Scotland, from a majority of votes and seats at the 1955 general election to a single constituency and 17% of the vote in 2010. Divided into 2 parts: The Rise and Fall of Unionist Scotland and In the Political Wilderness Includes contributions from leading academics and political commentators including Richard Finlay, Colin Kidd, Catriona Macdonald, James Mitchell and Alex Massie
Synopsis
Explores the history and ideas of the Scottish Conservative Party since its creation in 1912
Synopsis
Explores the history and ideas of the Scottish Conservative Party since its creation in 1912.
You might not believe it now, but the Scottish Conservative Party played a significant role in the politics of Scotland during the last century. The party governed Scotland and the UK for much of the 20th century. But their support has nosedived from a majority of votes and seats at the 1955 general election to just a single constituency and 17 per cent of the vote in May 2010.
This collection brings together academics, writers, commentators and analysts of Scottish politics to address the nature of the Scottish Conservative Party: its standing in Scotland, its influence on the Union, its role in the Scottish Parliament and why it fell so out of favour with the Scottish electorate.
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