The conservatives in crisis: the Tories after 1997

About the Author Mark Garnett is a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of Bristol.Philip Lynch is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Leicester. Product Description Having been the dominant force in British politics in the twentieth century, the Conservative Party in UK suffered its heaviest general election defeats in 1997 and 2001. This book explores the party's current crisis and assesses the Conservatives' failure to mount a political recovery under the leadership of William Hague.