The Liberal Democrats : from hope to despair to where? /
Cutts, David,
The Liberal Democrats : from hope to despair to where? / David Cutts, Andrew Russell, Joshua Townsley. - xii, 303 pages : illustrations
Introduction : structure, agency and an identity crisis -- I. The road to government -- Policy distinctiveness, popular leaders and 'winning here' -- 'Cowley Street, we have a problem' : the false political electoral dawn -- II. The coalition years : from government to obscurity -- Getting the coalition wrong -- Where did all the Liberal Democrat voters go? -- Losing locally and being left behind -- III. The post-coalition story : fighting for survival -- From life support to renewed hope -- Political shocks and the coalition legacy : austerity, Brexit and leadership woes -- The changing geography of the Liberal Democrat vote -- Liberal Democrat campaigning at a crossroads : the big picture -- Conclusion : the Liberal Democrats' identity crisis.
9781526127815 9781526127839
Liberal Democrats (Great Britain)
Liberal Democrats (Great Britain)--Platforms.
Political parties--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Politics and government--21st century.
324.24106
The Liberal Democrats : from hope to despair to where? / David Cutts, Andrew Russell, Joshua Townsley. - xii, 303 pages : illustrations
Introduction : structure, agency and an identity crisis -- I. The road to government -- Policy distinctiveness, popular leaders and 'winning here' -- 'Cowley Street, we have a problem' : the false political electoral dawn -- II. The coalition years : from government to obscurity -- Getting the coalition wrong -- Where did all the Liberal Democrat voters go? -- Losing locally and being left behind -- III. The post-coalition story : fighting for survival -- From life support to renewed hope -- Political shocks and the coalition legacy : austerity, Brexit and leadership woes -- The changing geography of the Liberal Democrat vote -- Liberal Democrat campaigning at a crossroads : the big picture -- Conclusion : the Liberal Democrats' identity crisis.
9781526127815 9781526127839
Liberal Democrats (Great Britain)
Liberal Democrats (Great Britain)--Platforms.
Political parties--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Politics and government--21st century.
324.24106