Considering the qualities of leaders from this historic party, among them some of the towering figures of British political history, this book places each in th

The relationships between narrative and leadership, between rhetoric and performance, between doctrine and its voicing, are crucial to party politics and are un

This book examines the ways in which political parties choose their leaders and the implications of the different choices they make.

This rigorous, seminal study of leadership selection in British Politics focuses on the Conservatives and Labour Party to explore the skills needed to be an eff

The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats each allow their members to participate in the selection of the party leader. It also examines the consequen