This Longman Companion provides a wide-ranging compendium of essential facts and figures on the Conservative Party - from its origins in the 1830s to the dawn of the 21st Century. Central to the book are the detailed chronologies on the Conservative Party's years in government and opposition. In addition, it contains fascinating information on the Party's relationships with women, ethnic minoirities, the trade unions, Europe, Ireland, ideology, social reform and empire.
Nick Crowson is a lecturer in Contemporary British History at the University of Birmingham.
List ofTables Part 1Part 2: CHRONOLOGIES Part 3Part 4Part 5: BIOGRAPHIES OF LEADING CONSERVATIVESPart 6: GLOSSARYPart 7: BIBLlOGRAPHY Index
'This is a compendium of Conservative politics... This is a database to be quarried and students of Conservative politics, at whatever level, will find it a mine of imformation.'Eric Shaw, Parliamentary Affairs