None Past the Post
Britain at the Polls, 2017
1st Edition
Published on 29. June 2017
224 pages
978-1-5261-3007-5 (ISBN)
Description
The latest book in the long-running Britain at the Polls series provides an indispensable account of the fascinating 2017 British general election. It explains why the Conservatives lost their parliamentary majority and how Theresa May returned at the head of a minority government. Leading experts analyse the Conservatives' record in government, May's fateful decision to call an early election, Labour's shift to the left under Jeremy Corbyn, the Liberal Democrats' ongoing problems, the collapse in UKIP's vote share, the SNP's diminished appeal in Scotland, and the role of gender and electoral integrity in the 2017 campaign. The book also addresses broader questions about the future of British politics against the backdrop of the 2016 Brexit referendum and ongoing austerity. Its coverage and accessible style make it of interest to general readers, students of British politics and professional political scientists. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
2,33 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5261-3007-5 (9781526130075)
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Content
Preface
1 Gambling with the electorate: The Conservatives in government - Nicholas Allen
2 Revolt on the left: Labour in opposition - Thomas Quinn
3 The Liberal Democrats: remaining in the doldrums - John Curtice
4 The rise and fall of UKIP, 2010-17 - Paul Whiteley, Matthew Goodwin and Harold D. Clarke
5 Squeezing the SNP: the election in Scotland - Robert Johns
6 From Thatcher to May and beyond: women in British politics - Meryl Kenny
7 Electoral integrity and post-truth politics - Sarah Birch
8 Why the Conservatives lost their majority - but still won - John Bartle
9 A coalition of chaos: where next? - Rosie Campbell
Appendix: results of British general elections, 1945-2017
1 Gambling with the electorate: The Conservatives in government - Nicholas Allen
2 Revolt on the left: Labour in opposition - Thomas Quinn
3 The Liberal Democrats: remaining in the doldrums - John Curtice
4 The rise and fall of UKIP, 2010-17 - Paul Whiteley, Matthew Goodwin and Harold D. Clarke
5 Squeezing the SNP: the election in Scotland - Robert Johns
6 From Thatcher to May and beyond: women in British politics - Meryl Kenny
7 Electoral integrity and post-truth politics - Sarah Birch
8 Why the Conservatives lost their majority - but still won - John Bartle
9 A coalition of chaos: where next? - Rosie Campbell
Appendix: results of British general elections, 1945-2017
