Introduction 11 Tory History: Survival Instincts 152 What Conservatives Believe 413 Ruling Britannia: An Enduring, Evolving Elite 694 A Conservative Country? 95The Nasty Party: Flirting with the Far Right 1236 The Tory Press 1517 ‘Permanent Opposition’: The British Labour Party 1838 A Leap into the Dark: Tory Nation in Crisis (2016-present) 215Conclusion 250Acknowledgements 267Notes 271Index 287