{"product_id":"an-important-matter-of-principle-david-seawright-9781138610675","title":"An Important Matter of Principle: The Decline of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1999, this book examines the dramatic decline of the Conservative Party in Scotland. In 1955 the party secured over 50 per cent of the Scottish vote. At the last election it won a mere 17 per cent of the vote, losing its representation at Westminster in the process. But, until the publication of this work and despite its importance, relatively little was known about why the Conservative Party had declined so precipitously in Scotland. Many of the explanations for the party's decline had largely remained untested. These included that the party had lost its Protestant base, suffered for its opposition to devolution and become too right wing for a normally progressive Scottish electorate. Using a unique collection of survey data, this work casts doubt on all three claims. Thus, this book makes a major academic contribution and examines, what for the Scottish Unionists, was \u003ci\u003eAn Important Matter of Principle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Seawright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138610674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138610675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"David Seawright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241219666175,"sku":"9781138610675","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_953e2f65-c23e-4c98-9c7c-79eb7b66108c.jpg?v=1772653361","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-important-matter-of-principle-david-seawright-9781138610675","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}