The December 2019 UK General Election: Reflections
The outcome of the UK General Election of December 2019 was a substantial victory for the Conservative party. Why did the Conservatives win, and win so well, when the party had been bitterly riven for over three years by deep disagreement about Brexit? This chapter analyses the reasons for that succ...
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Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique
2020-09-01
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| description | The outcome of the UK General Election of December 2019 was a substantial victory for the Conservative party. Why did the Conservatives win, and win so well, when the party had been bitterly riven for over three years by deep disagreement about Brexit? This chapter analyses the reasons for that success and asks what this says about the politically unity of the United Kingdom. It argues that, beneath the surface of a decisive electoral outcome, the UK remains a country divided, demographically, socially and geographically. The future course of British politics remains uncertain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03f128a0f9f4426092f6eb63e8b878502022-12-22T00:19:59ZengCentre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation BritanniqueRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique0248-90152020-09-0125310.4000/rfcb.5846The December 2019 UK General Election: ReflectionsPhilip RycroftThe outcome of the UK General Election of December 2019 was a substantial victory for the Conservative party. Why did the Conservatives win, and win so well, when the party had been bitterly riven for over three years by deep disagreement about Brexit? This chapter analyses the reasons for that success and asks what this says about the politically unity of the United Kingdom. It argues that, beneath the surface of a decisive electoral outcome, the UK remains a country divided, demographically, socially and geographically. The future course of British politics remains uncertain.http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/5846general electionsConservative PartyLabour PartyBrexitBritish Union |
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| title | The December 2019 UK General Election: Reflections |
| title_full | The December 2019 UK General Election: Reflections |
| title_fullStr | The December 2019 UK General Election: Reflections |
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| title_short | The December 2019 UK General Election: Reflections |
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| topic | general elections Conservative Party Labour Party Brexit British Union |
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