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Index Afghanistan 124, 128–31 Bulpitt, James (and ‘statecraft’ Alexander, Danny 188–9 thesis) 10–16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, anti-social behaviour (ASBOs) 66, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 34 115–17, 163 Burke, Edmund 4, 71, 77, 81 Apartheid 63 Bush, George W. 129, 130 Ashcroft, Michael 66–7, 137–8, 143–4, 150, 151, 172–3 Cable, Vince 161, 188 Ashdown, Paddy 186 Callaghan, James 54 Campbell, Alastair 24, 149 Baverstock, Paul 139 Cameron, David Bailey, Shaun 146, 176 beliefs of 4, 57–88 Bale, Tim 145 and ‘Big Society’ 3–5, 57–8, 68–9, Bank of England 15, 110 78–80, 87, 99, 100–1, 112–13, Benn, Tony 21, 84 118, 124, 132, 157–60, 179, 181, ‘Black Wednesday’ (September 190, 192, 202 1992) 16, 17, 18, 22, 33, 39, and foreign policy 129–30 49–50, 58, 86, 201 and leadership debates (2010) Blair, Tony (and New Labour 164–9 governments, 1997–2007) 6, 12, and leadership election (2005) 13, 14, 17, 21, 24, 27, 28, 31, 33, 46–8, 58–60 38, 40, 41, 47, 48, 49, 73, 77, 85, and ‘modernisation’ 3, 6, 7, 86, 88, 92, 101, 102, 103, 106, 57–88, 92–132 111, 115, 116, 119, 120, 129, 131, policy review 93–101 149, 150, 163, 164, 171, 172, 199, popularity of 36–7, 47–8, 50, 51, 200, 201, 202 82, 84, 163–6 Blond, Phillip 76–9 Canzini, David 36 Bradley, Peter 143 Cash, Joanna 175 Brady, Graham 190 Cash, Bill 126 Breakdown Britain 74, 79, 85, 99 Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) 200 Breakthrough Britain 99–101 Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) 65, 73, British National Party (BNP) 54, 81, 85, 99, 118, 132 83, 128, 142, 201 Civic Conservatism 57–8, 70–2, ‘Broken Britain’ 73, 99, 101, 113, 74–6, 84 115, 117, 118, 132 civil partnerships 66 Brown, Gordon (and 2007–10 Labour Clark, Alan 44 government) 5, 6, 33, 39, 49, Clarke, Kenneth 15, 18, 29, 39, 42, 52, 53, 73, 78, 82, 86, 88, 106–8, 46–7, 58–9, 86, 126–7, 141, 201 111–12, 115, 116, 119, 120, 122, Clegg, Nick 52, 156, 164, 166–9, 126, 130, 149, 150, 152, 155, 157, 184–5, 186–8, 190, 191, 192, 159, 161, 163, 164, 165, 167–9, 195–6 171, 178, 184, 185, 193, 199 Coalition government 4, 182–96, 202 resignation of 187–8 Community Charge (Poll Tax) 16, Built to Lastt 61, 67–9, 82 22, 30, 33, 63 212 Index 213 ‘compassionate Conservatism’ 27, economic crisis 4, 49–50, 79, 84, 85, 99, 139 101, 106–7, 112, 118, 123, 155, Conservative Home 145, 146, 179, 195 157–8, 161–3, 164, 178–9, 183, Conservative Party 188, 191–2, 193 and candidate selection 6, 138, economic policy 15, 22, 39, 63, 65, 141–2, 175–6, 201 68, 82, 83, 85, 93, 94, 95, 96–9, and ethnic minorities 175–6, 201 102–12, 125, 156–7, 160, 161, and ‘Europe’ 16–18, 19, 22, 26, 162, 178–9, 191, 192 27, 32, 40, 47, 58–9, 67, 80, 85, education policy 4, 39, 63, 93, 94, 92, 124–8, 132, 158, 182, 189, 95, 97–8, 102, 103, 104, 119–20, 191, 202 121, 122, 131, 160, 192, 199 finances of 7, 137–8, 140–1, electoral reform 183, 187, 191, 194 142–3, 144–8, 149–51, 171–3 environmental policy 32, 64–5, 68, and ideology see Thatcherism 105, 160 and immigration 67, 81, 92, 125, Eton College 145, 148, 149 132, 158–9, 163, 169, 178, 191 European Conservatives and and leadership elections 23, Reformists (ECR) 128 28–30, 31, 46–8, 58–9, 80, 137 European Parliament 37, 124, 128 membership of 1, 23–4, 26, 29, European Parliamentary elections 47, 48, 59, 81, 82, 136–52, 195 (1999) 45 organisation of 136–52 (2004) 45 reasons for ‘crisis’ 9–34 (2009) 52 sources of electoral support (2010) European People’s Party (EPP) 128 176–8 expenses scandal (2009) 6, 32, 50–1 Conservative press 137, 157, 169–71, 178, 190, 196 family policy 64, 77, 113–15 Cornerstone Group 80–1, 103–4 Feldman, Andrew 149 Coulson, Andy 149 Fisher, Justin 150 Crewe, Ivor 11–12, 14 flat tax 82, 103–4 Crewe and Nantwich by-election Foot, Michael 42, 163 (2008) 43, 53, 54 foreign policy 124–31 Criddle, Byron 148 Forsythe, Michael 83, 103–4 Crosby, Linton 151 Fox, Liam 47, 58–9, 80, 141, 193 Cummins, Dominic 138 Francois, Mark 189 ‘Fresh Future’ reforms 28, 136–7, Dale, Iain 145 201 Darling, Alistair 107, 161 fuel crisis (2000) 44, 47 Davis, David 46–7, 58, 59, 80, 142, 189 Geldof, Bob 4 Davis, Quentin 199 general elections defence policy 193 (1979) 6, 14, 20, 30, 32, 39, 43, Denver, David 46 155, 183 Deripaska, Oleg 150 (1983) 20, 31, 34 Dineage, Caroline 147 (1987) 20–1, 22, 24 Duffy, Gillian 159, 164 (1992) 14, 18, 19, 24, 34, 42, 43, Duncan Smith, Iain (IDS) 2, 3, 6, 14, 201 28, 29, 30, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, (1997) 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 26, 37, 44, 46, 48, 51, 52, 73, 85, 94, 99, 40, 43, 44, 46, 54, 86, 200 126, 132, 136, 137, 140, 141, 143 (2001) 13, 28, 37, 46, 86, 142, 179 214 Index general elections – continued Joseph, Keith 28, 200 (2005) 30, 31, 37, 38, 39, 43, 58, 84, 86, 142, 174, 179, 182, 185 Kalms, Stanley 140 (2010) 6, 14, 34, 54–5, 84, 85, 121, Kaminski, Michal 128 155–82, 200 Kennedy, Charles 185 Getty, Paul 140 Kinnock, Neil 18, 21, 23, 24, 34, 43, Gilbert, Stephen 139 163, 171 Gilmour, Ian 21, 71–2, 88 Goldsmith, Zac 65, 94, 144, 173 Labour Party see Blair, Tony; Goldsworthy, Julia 174 Brown, Gordon Gove, Michael 120, 192 ‘modernisation’ of 12–14, 21, 24, 27 Gray, John 88, 191 Lamont, Norman 33, 58, 200–1 Grayling, Chris 63, 117 law and order 22, 40, 65–6, 73, Green, Damian 72 115–17, 158, 159, 160, 163 Grieve, Dominic 186 Lawson, Nigel 13, 15, 16, 22, 108 Gylmah, Sam 148 Laws, David 188 leadership debates (2010) 6, 156, Hague, William 3, 27, 28, 32, 37, 38, 164, 191, 200 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 73, Lee, Simon 87 81, 126–7, 129, 136–7, 140, 151, Legg, Barry 139–40 186–7, 201 Legg, Thomas 32 Hamilton, Neil 28 Leigh, Edward 81, 83, 126 Harman, Harriet 193 Letwin, Oliver 65, 72–3, 75–6, 78, Harris, Will 141 142, 149, 186 Hawkins, Nick 142–3 Liberal Democrats 6, 11, 21, 40, 43, Hayes, John 81, 189 44, 45, 48, 50, 52, 53, 92, 128, health policy (and NHS) 4, 39, 62, 142, 143, 150, 156, 158, 161, 166, 63, 67, 102, 103, 104, 120, 121, 167, 169, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 131, 160, 163, 179, 192 177, 182 Heath, Edward 16, 21, 22–3, 25, 29, and coalition government 183–96 51, 60, 185 Lidington, David 189 Hilton, Steve 79, 148, 149 Lisbon Treaty 124–6, 158, 182 Horton, Toby 81 Llewelyn, Ed 149, 186 Howard, Michael 3, 6, 28, 29, 30, local government elections 45–6, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 48, 52, 63 58, 136, 141–2, 150, 185 London Mayoralty (and Greater Howarth, Gerald 189 London Assembly (GLA)) 45–6, Howe, Geoffrey 16, 105 53 Hudson, Mark 81–2 Huhne, Chris 188 MacGregor, Mark 138, 139 Maclean, David 13–14 immigration 67, 81, 92, 125, 132, Macmillan, Harold 87 158–9, 163, 169, 178, 191 Macmillan-Scott, Edward 128 Inglehart, Ronald 64, 86 MacShane, Denis 128 Inheritance Tax 5, 97, 104, 105–6 Major, John (and 1990–97 Iraq 124, 128–31 government) 4, 10, 17, 18, 19, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 37, 40, 41, 42, Johnson, Boris 33, 53 43, 49, 57, 62, 69, 77, 88, 95, 114, Johnson, Jo 147 131, 163, 169, 178 Index 215 Mandelson, Peter 24, 45, 150, 183, Referendum Party 19 199 Rifkind, Malcolm 58, 141 Maude, Francis 145, 189 May, Theresa 80, 139 Saatchi, Lord 82, 143–4 Miliband, David 195 Sainsbury, Lord 172 Miliband, Ed 195 Scargill, Arthur 25–6 Moore, Michael 189 Scotland 54, 63, 174, 183 Mount, Ferdinand 4, 31 Scottish National Party (SNP) 43, 54 Norman, Archie 136–7, 139 Scottish Parliament 45, 52 Norris, Steven 45 Seldon, Anthony 199 Norton, Philip 2–3 Smith, John 12, 21, 24, 31, 34, Nye, Rick 139 116 Snowdon, Peter 144–5, 146 Oaten, Mark 44 Soames, Nicholas 175 Obama, Barack 128, 130 social policy 70, 73–4, 85–7, 93, 101, O’Brien, Mike 174 112–15, 131–2 ‘One Nation’ Conservatism 3, 21, see also poverty 47, 58, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 87, 200 ‘special relationship’ 124, 128–31 opinion polls 5, 19, 20, 22, 30, Stevens, Christopher 22 32–55, 84, 86, 106–7, 144, 155, Stewart, Bob 147 160–9, 182, 183, 194–6 Stewart, Rory 147 Osborne, George 5, 33, 78, 83, 99, 103, 104, 105–6, 109, 149, 150, tax cuts 66, 83, 85, 96–9, 102–6, 151, 161, 186, 193–4 109–10, 131 O’Shaughnessy, James 149 Tebbit, Norman 66, 82 Thatcher, Margaret 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, Patel, Pritti 146 10–33, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 51, 54, Patten, Chris 43 61, 63, 69, 70, 77, 84, 94, 102, pensions 121 114, 130, 155, 163, 169, 176, 196 Plaid Cymru 174 and ‘statecraft’ 10–33 Policy Exchange 80, 149 Thatcherism 2–5, 11–15, 20, 21, 22, policy review 93–101 23, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 47, 57, 58, Porter, Don 145 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, Portillo, Michael 44 72, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 92, Poulter, Daniel 147 93, 94, 96, 99, 102, 108, 112, 113, poverty 57, 60–1, 65, 69, 72, 73–4, 121, 124, 131, 157, 191, 192, 200 75–6, 78–9, 80, 86–7, 88, 93, 94, trade unions 11, 25, 122, 150, 155, 100, 112–15, 116, 117–18, 131 172 primary elections 147–8 transport policy 62–3, 98–9 privatisation 62–3, 85 Truss, Elizabeth 148 public services 62, 63, 68, 69, 85, 94, 95, 97, 100, 102, 103, 111, 119–24, Unglass, Jenny 140 132, 157, 163, 179–81, 192–3, 202 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 45, 54, 81, 181–2 Rathbone, Timothy 200 and 2010 general election 181–2 Reagan, Ronald 130 Redwood, John 17, 28, 83, 94, 96, Wales 45, 54, 82, 174, 183 99, 105, 126 Welsh Assembly 45, 82 216 Index welfare state 5, 76–7, 101, 117–18 Willetts, David 62, 69–71, see also public services; social 73 policy Williams, Hywel 18 Westland Affair 22 Wollaston, Sarah 147 Wheatcroft, Geoffrey 13 Worsthorne, Peregrine 88 Wheeler, Stuart 138, 141 Widdecombe, Ann 126 Yeo, Tim 30