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Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath

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Editors:
  1. Andrew S. Roe-Crines

    1. Department of Politics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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  2. Timothy Heppell

    1. Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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  • Examines how and why Heath acquired the leadership of the Conservative Party
  • Re-considers the central policy objectives of the Heath premiership
  • Sheds new light in relation to the constraints and options facing the Heath administration thanks to new archival material

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership (PSPL)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Heath Premiership: Existing Academic Perspectives

    • Andrew S. Roe-Crines, Timothy Heppell
    Pages 1-18

  3. The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 1965

    • Thomas McMeeking
    Pages 19-39

  4. Modernising Conservatism in Opposition Under Heath

    • Mark Garnett
    Pages 41-61

  5. The 1970 General Election

    • Martin Farr
    Pages 63-86

  6. Competition and Credit Control, Monetary Performance, and the Perception of Macroeconomic Failure: The Heath Government and the Road to Brexit

    • James Silverwood
    Pages 87-113

  7. Industrial Relations: Reappraising the Industrial Relations Act 1971

    • Sam Warner
    Pages 115-140

  8. Social Security Policy

    • Ruth Davidson
    Pages 141-164

  9. The Heath Government and Local Government Reform

    • David Jeffery
    Pages 165-187

  10. Northern Ireland

    • Shaun McDaid, Catherine McGlynn
    Pages 189-209

  11. Entry into the European Communities

    • Peter Dorey
    Pages 211-238

  12. Party Management

    • Philip Norton
    Pages 239-259

  13. Heath, Powell and the Battle for the Soul of the Conservative Party

    • Gillian Peele
    Pages 261-291

  14. The Labour Party in Opposition

    • Timothy Heppell
    Pages 293-316

  15. Edward Heath: Leadership Competence and Capability

    • Christopher Byrne, Nick Randall, Kevin Theakston
    Pages 317-354

  16. Who Governs? The General Election Defeats of 1974

    • Andrew S. Roe-Crines
    Pages 355-375

  17. The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 1975

    • Emily Stacey
    Pages 377-397

  18. Margaret Thatcher and the Heath Premiership: Recent History Re-written

    • Antony Mullen
    Pages 399-420

  19. The Heath Premiership: A Transitional Era?

    • Timothy Heppell, Andrew S. Roe-Crines
    Pages 421-442

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 443-446
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About this book

This book explores the political and intellectual significance of Edward Heath’s leadership of the Conservative Party. It contains a series of original and distinctive chapters that feature extensive archival materials and original insights from leading political scientists and historians. The volume contributes significantly to our understanding of Conservative Party politics, leadership, and conservatism more broadly.

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“This exciting and innovative new collection examines Edward Heath and his impact on the leadership of the Conservative Party. The book benefits substantially from contributions by a wide range of experts on the ideology, leadership, membership and support base of the Conservative Party. We learn much about Heath’s importance and significance as a major player in British politics through outstandingly thorough archival research and rigorous analysis by leading political scientists. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in party politics.” (Jon Tonge, Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool, UK)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Politics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    Andrew S. Roe-Crines

  • Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Timothy Heppell

About the editors

Andrew S. Roe-Crines is Senior Lecturer of British Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Timothy Heppell is Associate Professor of British Politics at the University of Leeds, UK.

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