Full Circle – From Appeasement to Brexit
£25
Clive Watson traces eighty years of the Conservative Party’s troubled relationship with Europe – from 1930s Appeasement to Brexit – asking why history keeps repeating itself.
‘Watson’s passionate narrative argues that the Conservative Party has failed to learn lessons during its 80-years journey in its attitude to Europe.’
Sir Anthony Seldon – Author and contemporary historian
Foreword by Sir Anthony Seldon
Why and when did the Conservatives begin to question the European project to such an extent it led to Brexit? An issue that has torn the Tory party apart.
This is the core question Clive Watson poses in his book – Full Circle. In answering, he shows that the history of the Conservative Party’s troubled relationship with Europe originates from the 1930s and Appeasement… and he goes on to demonstrate that there are interesting and relevant contemporary parallels.
Watson tracks the 80 years of this political rollercoaster ride in very readable detail. He analyses the failures of Appeasement, the painstaking post war manoeuvres that took Britain into the heart of Europe and then, in his opinion, the self-destructive catastrophe that has been Brexit.
‘Watson’s passionate narrative argues that the Conservative Party has failed to learn lessons during its 80-years journey in its attitude to Europe. He examines how history managed to repeat itself and how the Conservative party managed to go full circle.’
Sir Anthony Seldon – Author and contemporary historian
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