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A HISTORY OF CONSERVATIVE POLITICS, 1900-1996 by John Charmley Macmillan, L16.99, pp. 296

The Tory Party is an enduring paradox. By opposing the Great Reform Bill, it put itself on the wrong side of history. It was then rescued by a leader of stature. Not only was Peel back in power within a decade; he formed one of the most talented administrations of all time - only to have it wrecked within five years by troglodytic squires led by a mountebank. This seemed to confirm the impression of a Party wholly in love with turbulent death. It took almost 30 years for it to return to office with a working majority.

All the signs were that the Tories had become the natural party of opposition and ...

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