CONTENTS -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Introduction (Mark Garnett and Philip Lynch) -- 1 The Conservatives in opposition, 1906-79: a comparative analysis (Stuart Ball) -- 2 The US Republicans: lessons for the Conservatives? (Edward Ashbee) -- 3 Win or bust: the leadership gamble of William Hague (Mark Garnett) -- 4 The Conservative parliamentary party (Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart) -- 5 Organisational reform and the extra-parliamentary party (Richard Kelly) -- 6 A question of definition? Ideology and the Conservative Party, 1997-2001 (Mark Garnett) -- 7 Conservative policy under Hague (Peter Dorey) -- 8 The Conservatives and Europe, 1997-2001 (Philip Lynch) -- 9 The Scottish Conservatives, 1997-2001: from disaster to devolution and beyond (Peter Lynch) -- 10 Nationhood and identity in Conservative politics (Philip Lynch) -- 11 The 2001 general election: so, no change there then? (David Broughton) -- Commentary 1 The reform of the Conservative Party (Lord Parkinson) -- Commentary 2 From values to policy: the Conservative challenge (Andrew Lansley MP) -- Commentary 3 The Conservatives, 1997-2001: a party in crisis? (Ian Taylor MP) -- Conclusions: the Conservatives in crisis (Philip Lynch and Mark Garnett) -- INDEX.