Country before party : coalition and the idea of 'national government' in modern Britain, 1885-1987

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Country before party : coalition and the idea of 'national government' in modern Britain, 1885-1987

G.R. Searle

（Studies in modern history）

Longman, 1995

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Bibliography: p. 296-299

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: PPR ISBN 9780582209510

Description

Because modern British politics is conventionally studied via the political parties, we don't register how many important developments have taken place beyond or across the frontiers of the party system. Coalitions, multi-party groupings and 'National Governments' have frequently held power; and, even when unsuccessful, the drive for them has left permanent marks on the nation. Many key figures (including Joseph Chamberlain, Lloyd George, and Churchill) can only be understood within this context. Geoffrey Searle's invigorating book explores the origins, triumphs, failures and impact of this tradition down to the present -- and reveals the familiar landscape of British political history from a strikingly new angle.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction. Part 1 The Cult of Two-Party Politics
  • The Inadequacies of the Party Interpretation
  • The Critique of Party. Part 2 The Mid-Victorian Prelude: Mid-Victorian Critiques of Party
  • Party Government or Parliamentary Government?
  • The Sharpening of Party Antagonisms after 1870. Part 3. Chamberlain and the Legacy of the Home Rule/Crisis, 1885 - 1906: Home Rule and the Party Realignment of 1885-6
  • Chamberlain and the Quest for a 'National' Party
  • Lord Randolph Churchill and the 'Centre Party' Negotiations
  • Chamberlain and 'Social Imperialism'
  • Tariff Reform
  • Chamberlain and 'National Politic'
  • Chamberlain's Legacy. Part 4 National Efficiency, 1899-1914: The Boer War Cult of efficiency
  • Rosebery and 'National Politics' 1899-1903
  • Milner and National Reconstruction, 1903-10
  • Winston Churchill and Lloyd George
  • The Constitutional Crisis, 1909-11
  • Conflict and Consensus, 1911-14. Part 5. First World War and Coalition: From August 1914 to the First Coalition Government, May 1915
  • Asquith's Coalition Ministry, May 1915 - December 1916
  • Lloyd George's Coalition Ministry
  • 'Corporatism' and Reconstruction
  • The National Party
  • Towards the 'Coupon Election' - December 1918. Part 6 The Post-War Coalition, 1918-22: Mosley and the New Members' Group
  • The Case for 'Fusion'
  • The Quest for a Centre Party, 1919-20
  • Coalition Politics: The Final Phase, 1921-22
  • Coalition and Social Realignment
  • Why did the Coalition Fail?. Part 7. Towards the National Government, 1922-31: The Aftermath of the Lloyd George Coalition
  • Inter-War Coalitionism
  • Towards a 'National Plan'
  • Retrenchment
  • National Crisis. Part 8. The National Government and its Critics, 1931-39: Formation of the National Government, August 1931
  • Towards the General Election of October 1931
  • The National Government: A Pious Fraud?
  • Reaction Against Party in the 1930s
  • Emergence of a 'National Opposition'. Part 9 The Second World War: The National Government and its Critics on the Eve of War
  • Origins of the Churchill Coalition
  • Nature of the Churchill Coalition
  • Coalition: Temporary Expedient or Permanency?
  • Was There a Wartime 'Consensus'
  • The 1945 General Election. Part 10. The Post-War Labour-Conservative Duopoly, 1945-74 Establishment of the 'Duopoly'
  • The Post-War 'Consensus'
  • The Collapse of Consensus. Part 11 'Alliance Politics' 1967-87: The King-Robens 'Conspiracy'
  • Edward Heath and the 'GNU'
  • Ideological Polarisation
  • The Centre Regroups
  • The Liberal Revival
  • The Rise and Fall of the 'Alliance'. Part 12 Conclusion: Introduction
  • The Coalitionist Case
  • The Janus Face of Coalition Politics
  • Elitism and Populism
  • Preconditions for Healthy Two-Party Politics
  • Continuities
  • A Typology of Coalitionism
  • Conclusion
  • Select Bibliography.
Volume

: CSD ISBN 9780582209527

Description

This study explores coalition and the idea of "national government" in Britain at times such as the Home-Rule crisis (1885-1906); the two World Wars; the post-war coalition (1918-22); the National Government (1931-39); and the post-war Labour-Conservative duopoly (1945-74).

Table of Contents

  • The Cult of Two-Party Politics
  • The Inadequacies of the Party Interpretation
  • The Critique of Party. The Mid-Victorian Prelude: Mid-Victorian Critiques of Party
  • Party Government or Parliamentary Government?
  • The Sharpening of Party Antagonisms after 1870. Chamberlain and the Legacy of the Home Rule/Crisis, 1885 - 1906: Home Rule and the Party Realignment of 1885-6
  • Chamberlain and the Quest for a "National" Party
  • Lord Randolph Churchill and the "Centre Party" Negotiations
  • Chamberlain and "Social Imperialism"
  • Tariff Reform
  • Chamberlain and "National Politics" Chamberlain's Legacy. National Efficiency, 1899-1914: The Boer War Cult of efficiency
  • Rosebery and "National Politics" 1899-1903
  • Milner and National Reconstruction, 1903-10
  • Winston Churchill and Lloyd George
  • The Constitutional Crisis, 1909-11
  • Conflict and Consensus 1911-14. First World War and Coalition: From August 1914 to the First Coalition Government May 1915
  • Asquith's Coalition Ministry May 1915 - December 1916
  • Lloyd George's Coalition Ministry
  • "Corporatism" and Reconstruction
  • The National Party
  • Towards the "Coupon Election" - December 1918. The Post-War Coalition 1918-22: Mosley and the New Members' Group
  • The Case for "Fusion"
  • The Quest for a Centre Party 1919-20
  • Coalition Politics-The Final Phase 1921-22
  • Coalition and Social Realignment
  • Why did the Coalition Fail?. Towards the National Government 1922-31: The Aftermath of the Lloyd George Coalition
  • Inter-War Coalitionism
  • Towards a "National Plan"
  • Retrenchment
  • National Crisis. The National Government and its Critics 1931-39: Formation of the National Government August 1931
  • Towards the General Election of October 1931
  • The National Government- A Pious Fraud?
  • Reaction Against Party in the 1930s
  • Emergence of a "National Opposition". The Second World War: The National Government and its Critics on the Eve of War
  • Origins of the Churchill Coalition
  • Nature of the Churchill Coalition
  • Coalition- Temporary Expedient or Permanency?
  • Was There a Wartime "Consensus"
  • The 1945 General Election. The Post-War Labour-Conservative Duopoly 1945-74:Establishment of the "Duopoly"
  • The Post-War "Consensus"
  • The Collapse of Consensus. "Alliance Politics" 1967-87: The King-Robens "Conspiracy"
  • Edward Heath and the "GNU"
  • Ideological Polarisation
  • The Centre Regroups
  • The Liberal Revival
  • The Rise and Fall of the "Alliance". Conclusion: Introduction
  • The Coalitionist Case
  • The Janus Face of Coalition Politics
  • Elitism and Populism
  • Preconditions for Healthy Two-Party Politics
  • Continuities
  • A Typology of Coalitionism
  • Conclusion. Select Bibliography.

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