The modern Conservative Party is torn between its centre-right traditions and a new populist radicalism. Bale, a professor of politics, gives appropriate weight to ambition, chance and misjudgment in this analytical narrative of the internal turmoil of the modern Tory party.
The Financial TimesProfessor Bale also appeared on Westminster Hour (26m), discussing Boris Johnson's future within the Conservative Party and his book on the turmoil within the Party following Brexit.