Ruth Davidson's Conservatives: The Scottish Tory Party, 2011-19 - by David Torrance (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This book, which brings together leading academics and analysts, examines the extraordinary revival of the Scottish Conservative Party between 2011 and Ruth Davidson's shock resignation in 2019. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Examining the startling revival of the Scottish Conservative Party under Ruth Davidson's leadership</p><b> <p>Key features</p> <ul></b> <p> <li>First book to examine the recent revival of the Scottish Conservative Party</li> <li>Analyses the Scottish Conservative Party and Ruth Davidson's leadership in ground-breaking ways, for example in the context of gender and LGBT politics; its relationships with the SNP, Northern Ireland, the Scottish media and the UK Tory Party; its use of Scottish national identity in promoting itself electorally</li> <li>Complements and updates David Torrance's 2012 edited volume for Edinburgh University Press on the decline of the party, <i>Whatever Happened to Tory Scotland?</i></li> <li>Helps inform Scottish political and academic discourse ahead of the 2021 Holyrood elections</li> <p></p></ul> <p>When Ruth Davidson was elected leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party in 2011, it was considered something of a joke: in electoral decline for decades, politically irrelevant and apparently beyond the point of no return. But by 2017, 'Ruth Davidson's Conservatives' had become Scotland's second party at Holyrood and Westminster, and its leader spoken of as a future leader of the UK Conservative Party, if not the next Scottish First Minister. </p> <p></p> <p>This book, which brings together leading academics and analysts, examines the extraordinary revival of the Scottish Conservative Party between 2011 and Ruth Davidson's shock resignation in 2019. Contributors look at the importance of gender and sexuality, the 2014 independence referendum, the Scottish media and the UK Conservative Party's 'territorial code' to the changing fortunes of the party and its leader, asking if it can be sustained amid the turbulence of two ongoing constitutional debates. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Examining the startling revival of the Scottish Conservative Party under Ruth Davidson's leadership When Ruth Davidson was elected leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party in 2011, the party was considered something of a joke: in electoral decline for decades, politically irrelevant and apparently beyond the point of no return. But, by 2017 'Ruth Davidson's Conservatives' became Scotland's second party at Holyrood and Westminster, and Ruth was spoken of as a future leader of the UK Conservative Party, if not the next Scottish First Minister. This book, which brings together leading academics and analysts, examines the extraordinary revival of the Scottish Conservative Party between 2011 and Ruth Davidson's shock resignation in 2019. Contributors look at the importance of gender and sexuality, the 2014 independence referendum, the Scottish media and the UK Conservative Party's 'territorial code', and the changing fortunes of the party and its leader, asking if it can be sustained amid the turbulence of two ongoing constitutional debates. David Torrance is a constitutional specialist at the House of Commons Library. He completed a PhD in history and political science in 2017, before which he was a journalist and broadcaster for almost 20 years. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books on Scottish politics.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>David Torrance is Devolution and Constitution Specialist at the House of Commons Library. He was formerly a a freelance writer, broadcaster and journalist, reporting on the Scottish Parliament for STV, and contributing political commentary to a wide range of publications including The Scotsman, The Herald and The Times. He is the author of several books on Scottish politics, the best known being his unauthorised biographies of Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond. He is the editor of <i>Ruth Davidson's Conservatives: The Scottish Tory Party, 2011-19</i> (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) and <i>Whatever Happened to Tory Scotland</i> (Edinburgh University Press, 2012).<p>
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