How did the territorial Conservative Party adapt to
devolution? This detailed analysis of the Scottish and Welsh Conservative
parties explains how they moved from campaigning against devolution to sitting
in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. Tracing the processes of party
change in both parties, this study explains why the Welsh Conservatives
unexpectedly embraced devolution while the Scottish Conservatives took much
longer to accept that Westminster was no longer the priority. This book will be
of interest to students of British, Scottish and Welsh politics and anyone who
is interested in the Conservative Party. It also speaks to wider debates about
the nature of devolution, party change and multi-level governance.
