{"product_id":"bloody-panico-geoffrey-wheatcroft-9781804295755","title":"Bloody Panico!: Or, Whatever Happened to the Tory Party","description":"\u003cb\u003eA history and obituary for the British conservative party\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the Tories face the voters at the next General Election. Leading political commentator Geoffrey Wheatcroft argues that the party is not just facing the loss of government but also an existential crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Tory Party has been the most electorally successful party in the history of modern Europe. It has been in power for eighty-five of the past 135 years. In 2019 they won their largest parliamentary majority in more than thirty years. So what went wrong? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBloody Panico\u003c\/i\u003e, Geoffrey Wheatcroft charts the collapse of not just the party but its shattering of its very foundations. 2022 will be remembered as the year of two monarchs and three prime ministers, not to mention four chancellors of the exchequer, five education secretaries, and more than thirty resignations from the government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeyond the pantomine of Boris, Truss and the managerial dullness of Sunak, the fabric of the party is frayed. At long last the Tories' ancient instinct for survival appears to have deserted them, along with any concern for the public good, and the prevailing mode of dissension and vicious feuding. This could see them cast into the political wilderness for decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey Wheatcroft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804295752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804295755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 0.70d","brand":"Geoffrey Wheatcroft","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45897518186751,"sku":"9781804295755","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb095ec5-6af9-4752-baa6-8e663f90c285.jpg?v=1721374114","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bloody-panico-geoffrey-wheatcroft-9781804295755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}