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THE LONG DECLINE OF THE TORY PARTY: An interview with Phil Burton-Cartledge

A World to Win with Grace Blakeley

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Is the United Kingdom a One Party State?

From 18 30 to 18 60, the old liberal party was absolutely dominant in office. Then you have one long period of conservative dominance until 19 64. And then after 19 64, you went through a period of laborin conservatives alternating in office. That stopped in 19 79, when the conservatives came into office. The new labor took over from that point on. From 20 ten, were back a lengthy period of conservative government. So i think we're talking now, quite hazy about this, and always rubbish with figures. I think its something in the region. It's important to think about conservative party decline as well. Because if the conservative party is in decline, and bearing in mind it

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