The British Coalition Government, 2010-2015: A Marriage of Inconvenience

by Peter Dorey and Mark Garnett

Book Overview

This book examines the formation and operation of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government from May 2010 to May 2015. The authors outline the factors that enabled the union, including economic circumstances, parliamentary politics, the initially amicable relationship established between David Cameron and Nick Clegg, and the apparent ideological closeness of Conservative modernisers and Orange Book Liberal Democrats. The authors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137023759
• ISBN13: 9781137023759
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.7"