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The British General Election of 2017 Philip Cowley

The British General Election of 2017 By Philip Cowley

The British General Election of 2017 by Philip Cowley

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The British General Election of 2017 is the definitive and authoritative account of one of the most dramatic elections in British history.

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The British General Election of 2017 by Philip Cowley

The British General Election of 2017isthe definitive and authoritative account of one of the most dramaticelections in British history. Throwing aside her natural caution, Theresa May called a snap election and was widely expected to crush Jeremy Corbyns Labour Party. Her gamble backfired spectacularly as the Conservatives lost their Commons majority to a resurgent Labour led by one of the most unconventional politicians to lead a major British political party. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, with unparalleled access to all the key players, The British General Election of 2017 offers a revelatory guide to what really happened. The 20th editionin this prestigious series of books dating back to 1945, it is designed to appeal to everyone from Westminster insiders and politics students to the wider general public.

The British General Election of 2017 Reviews

The volume achieves the same skillful blend of narrative and analysis that we have come to expect from the series, with the help of excellent sourcing and well-chosen specialist contributors . (Lawrence McKay, LSE Review of Books, blogs.lse.ac.uk, January 08, 2019)

For the political anoraks a must is Philip Cowley and Dennis Kavanagh The British General Election of 2017 ... . A good bluffers guide on lessons to be learnt in todays period of instability. (Iain Dale, iaindale.com, December 5, 2018)

About Philip Cowley

Philip Cowley is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, UK. He has been involved in the Palgrave Macmillan election series since 2010.

Dennis Kavanagh is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has been involved in every one of the Palgrave Macmillan election studies since February 1974.

Table of Contents

1. Not Going Entirely to Plan.- 2. Brexit;Jack Glynn and Anand Menon.-3. From Stockbroker's Son to Vicar's Daughter. The Conservatives.- 4. From Miliband to Corbyn. Labour.- 5. Liberal Democrats and Others.- 6. Still Different, Only Slightly Less So: Scotland;Gerry Hassan.-7. Towards a Landslide.- 8. Everything Changes; with Wes Ball.-9. Horrors and Hopes.- 10. Election Night and Its Aftermath.- 11. Wrong Footed Again: The Polls.- 12. Targeted (and Untargeted) Campaigning.- 13.Campaign Coverage and Editorial Judgements: Broadcasting;Stephen Cushion and Charlie Beckett.- 14 . A Bad Press: Newspapers;David Deacon and Dominic Wring.- 15. Political recruitment under pressure: MPs and Candidates;Rosie Campbell and Jennifer Hudson.- 16. The Election in Retrospect.- Appendix 1: The Results Analysed;John Curtice, Stephen Fisher, Robert Ford and Patrick English.-Appendix 2: The VotingStatistics.- Appendix 3: Select Political Chronology 201517.

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NPB9783030043018
9783030043018
3030043010
The British General Election of 2017 by Philip Cowley
Philip Cowley
New
Hardback
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
2018-10-26
570
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