The Liberal Democrats : from hope to despair to where? / David Cutts, Andrew Russell, Joshua Townsley.
By: Cutts, David [author.]
.Contributor(s): Russell, Andrew [author.] | Townsley, Joshua [author.].Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2023Description: xii, 303 pages : illustrations.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781526127815; 9781526127839.Subject(s): Liberal Democrats (Great Britain) | Liberal Democrats (Great Britain) -- Platforms | Political parties -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 324.24106 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 324.24106 CUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Issued | 01/04/2024 | 023142 |
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.