Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath

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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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.

• Heath Government 1970-1974
• Edward Heath
• Prime Ministerial Leadership
• British Conservative Party
• British party politics
• Post-war British government
• Post-war British politics

“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)

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

  Andrew S. Roe-Crines

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

  Timothy Heppell

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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