Tory nation
the dark legacy of the world's most successful political party
- ISBN: 9781398518537
- Editorial: Simon & Schuster Ltd.
- Fecha de la edición: 2024
- Lugar de la edición: New York. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 21 cm
- Nº Pág.: 352
- Idiomas: Inglés
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.
Chapter 1: Tory History: Survival Instincts
Chapter 2: What Conservatives Believe
Chapter 3: Ruling Britannia: An Enduring, Evolving Elite
Chapter 4: A Conservative Country?
Chapter 5: The Nasty Party: Flirting with the Far Right
Chapter 6: The Tory Press
Chapter 7: 'Permanent Opposition': The British Labour Party
Chapter 8: A Leap into the Dark: Tory Nation in Crisis (2016-present)
