Whatever Happened to Tory Scotland?

David Torrance

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2012

Whatever Happened to Tory Scotland?

David Torrance

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748646883

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About this book

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 20^th 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.

Key Features

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

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Notes on the Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. Centenary Blues: 100 Years of Scottish Conservatism David Torrance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Sociability, Status and Solidarity: Scottish Unionism in the era of Irish Home Rule, 1886–1920 Alvin Jackson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
3. Patriotism, Paternalism and Pragmatism: Scottish Toryism, Union and Empire, 1912–65 Richard J. Finlay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
4. More than a Name: The Union and the Un-doing of Scottish Conservatism in the Twentieth Century Margaret Arnott and Catriona M. M. Macdonald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
5. Smithians, Thatcherites and the Ironies of Scottish Conservative Decline Colin Kidd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
6. ‘It’s Only a Northern Song’: The Constant Smirr of Anti-Thatcherism and Anti-Toryism Gerry Hassan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
7. The Wilderness Years David Torrance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
8. Why no Tory Revival in Scotland? John Curtice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
9. Refashioning Welsh Conservatism – a Lesson for Scotland? David Melding Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
10. The Press, National Identity and the Scottish Tories Alex Massie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
11. ‘Handbagging’ the Feminisation Thesis? Refl ections on Women in the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Antje Bednarek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
12. Conservative Unionism: Prisoned in Marble James Mitchell and Alan Convery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 160
Keywords: Politics

eBook

Published: October 24, 2012
ISBN: 9780748646883