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This book outlines and evaluates the political thought of the Conservative Party through a detailed examination of its principal thinkers from Harold Macmillan to the present. Traditionally, the Conservative Party has been regarded as a vote-gathering machine rather than a vehicle for ideas. This book redresses the balance through a series of biographical essays examining the thought of those who have contributed most to the development of ideas within the party. The chapters benefit from archival research and interviews with leading Conservatives. The recent revival of Conservative fortunes m.

Political science. --- Political culture. --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Culture --- Political science --- Conservative Party (Great Britain) --- Great Britain --- Politics and government --- Conservative and Unionist Party (Great Britain) --- Conservative Party (Gt. Brit.) --- Tory Party (Great Britain) --- Scottish Unionist Party --- Liberal Unionist Party (Great Britain) --- Angus Maude. --- Conservative Party. --- David Willetts. --- Enoch Powell. --- Harold Macmillan. --- Ian Gilmour. --- James Bulpitt. --- John Redwood. --- Keith Joseph. --- Lord Hailsham. --- Quintin Hogg. --- R. A. Butler. --- elections. --- political thought. --- traditionalists.