{"product_id":"the-conservative-party-after-brexit-turmoil-and-transformation-paperback-softback-9781509569601","title":"The Conservative Party After Brexit; Turmoil and Transformation (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509569601","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Conservative Party After Brexit\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTurmoil and Transformation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTim Bale (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509569601, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm, 0.635 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brings an admirable clarity to an incredible sequence of events.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eChris Mason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the most acute, witty, and historically informed observers of British politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRory Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Absolutely gripping – some of it I read through my fingers like a horror story, but I couldn't put it down!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAmber Rudd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A careful, immaculately constructed, balanced, and convincing account.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAndrew Marr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A dream book for those who relish a gripping narrative combined with illuminating analysis.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eSteve Richards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Essential reading to understand where the Conservative party is today.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eIsabel Hardman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A rare combination: gripping and erudite. A triumph of objectivity and pace.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eGary Gibbon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Tim Bale provides a masterly account of the twists and turns in the fortunes of the Conservative party since the Brexit Referendum. For anyone who wants to understand the desperate position in which the party now finds itself this book is an essential guide.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAndrew Gamble, Chair in Politics, University of Sheffield\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Written by one of Britain's most respected experts on British politics, this timely book clearly explains the rapidly unfolding crises and political drama of Brexit and its impact on the Conservatives since 2016. Bale writes with wonderful flair and panache, and skilfully provides a highly absorbing and engaging account of recent momentous events.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePeter Dorey, Cardiff University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A rattling good read through seven years of turmoil, full of sharp observations and telling details.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn Rentoul, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"a fast-paced analytical narrative of the Tory party since Britain voted to leave the EU.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eNick Pearce, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Bale's account is utterly fascinating and deeply insightful into British politics today\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiplomatic Courier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"excellent.... The author is an expert, deft and fluent guide to the story. He brings clarity of explanation to even the most tortuous twists of the tale while offering penetrating and frequently caustic commentary on the consequences, many of them never intended by their architects.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAndrew Rawnsley, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A robust and very well written narrative history of the Tories from 2016 until now.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian Politics Live\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Bale has done us all a favour by painstakingly laying out the post-Brexit timeline and reminding us what an enormous mess the Conservative Party and the whole British political class made of things.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDavid Goodhart, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Bale's story is one of overweening ambition, repeated political misjudgment, serial dishonesty and often spectacular failure. It begs the question of what the contemporary Conservative party has become.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Surely destined to win the prize as the most depressing book of the year .... Read it and weep.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Saucily written .... The book skillfully sketches out the Conservative Party's 'turmoil and transformation.'\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Tim Bale's excellent 'The Conservative Party after Brexit' makes clear, there is good reason why 'psychodrama' has become another British political cliché, making his book a lot more enjoyable to read than the events it dissects were to live through.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLSE Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A masterly account\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDenis MacShane, \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A thrilling, fascinating and revealing account of one of the wildest rides in British history.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eWill Podmore, \u003ci\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"invaluable\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMainly Macro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A study in claustrophobic volatility ... Bale's Westminster is an airless cocoon, where factionalism rules.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eWill Lloyd, \u003ci\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A lucid guide to Conservative disunity.... In lively, journalistic prose, Bale allows the Conservatives' record in government to speak for itself.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJamie Maxwell, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Bale delivers a dependable, scholarly and broadly objective account of high politics since 2016.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Critic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rare combination: gripping and erudite. A triumph of objectivity and pace.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Gary Gibbon, Political Editor, \u003ci\u003eChannel 4 News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A dream book for those who relish a gripping narrative combined with illuminating analysis.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Steve Richards, author, and presenter of the BBC’s \u003ci\u003eWeek in Westminster \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eRock \u0026amp; Roll Politics \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNot Another One\u003c\/i\u003e podcasts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Conservative Party has long laid claim to being the world’s most successful political party, not least because it is also one of the most adaptable, often appearing to do and say pretty much whatever it takes to win. But has it now shot itself in the foot by trying too hard to fight off Nigel Farage?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the UK voted to leave the EU back in 2016, the Tories have arguably done more than simply re-shape themselves: rather, they seem to have transformed themselves from a mainstream centre-right party into an ersatz radical right-wing populist outfit – one characterized by an often counter-intuitive combination of culture war concerns, on the one hand, and free market fundamentalism, on the other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this compelling and persuasively argued book, Tim Bale, one of the country's foremost experts on contemporary British politics, takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the Conservatives’ fortunes over the last decade. From the bombshell Brexit referendum, through the chaotic premierships of Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Liz Truss, to the party’s electoral comeuppance under Rishi Sunak and its attempted renewal with Kemi Badenoch at the helm, Bale tells the fascinating tale of a party that, in just a few short years, has gone from nervous breakdown to top of the world – and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Going with the flow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2: May in her pomp (July 2016 - April 2017)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e3: Hubris to nemesis (May - June 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. 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