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And you can buy the book (saving 30% with the code AGENDA30) via IndiePubs here: indiepubs.co.uk/products/cor... @agendapub.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social

... come and go with increasing speed? Hear us discuss those issues - and more - on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6axC... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s... YouTube: youtu.be/Tvn9kfYmRvc Patreon: patreon.com/SinceAttleeA...

Was the old system of "emergence" really as undemocratic as is often portrayed? Why did Harold Macmillan's handling of the 1963 succession bring that system to an end? And did William Hague's 1998 reforms create the instability that has seen Conservative leaders...

🚨 NEW PODCAST: Coronations & Defenestrations: Choosing (and losing) Tory Leaders In the latest edition of our podcast Since Attlee & Churchill, Richard interviews me about my new book on the Tory leadership. We explore how the Conservative Party has picked – and ditched - its leaders. 1/4

It’s here! @leedavidevansuk.bsky.social’s book on the most efficient users of the political guillotine. As the Tories settle down to a period of consistent leadership after the tumult of Cameron to Sunak (move over French Revolution!) I’m looking forward to getting into this. #histbookchat

We cover everything from the NHS to education, welfare to crime, housing to globalisation, and ask: can Blair's legacy still be felt in Britain today? Available on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/38gI... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s... And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxd0...

🚨 NEW PODCAST: New Labour, New Britain? Almost twenty years after Tony Blair left Downing Street, how should we judge the record of New Labour? In our latest 'Since Attlee & Churchill' podcast, Richard and I are joined by @gsoh31.bsky.social to discuss his book, 'New Labour, New Britain?' 1/2

‘Burnham’s coronation comes with a catch.’ @leedavidevansuk.bsky.social on Andy Burnham’s path to become Leader of the Labour Party & the United Kingdom’s next Prime Minister. Via @capx.co. #UnitedKingdom capx.co/burnhams-cor...

Spotted in the wild! - at Blackwell's Bookshops, Oxford.

... in the usual places online. Or if you order it via IndiePubs, you can use the discount code AGENDA30 to receive 30% off your copy. indiepubs.co.uk/products/cor...

🎉 It's publication day +1! I missed posting about it here yesterday, but my book - Coronations & Defenestrations: Choosing (and Losing) Tory Leaders - is now published with @agendapub.bsky.social and @edinburghup.bsky.social. If you'd like to give it a read, you can find it... 1/2

Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7v0P... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c... YouTube: youtu.be/3AGhUy5swcU And on our Patreon (where you can hear the show ad-free and find bonus episodes, too): www.patreon.com/SinceAttleeA...

... the approach he took to negotiating a new deal with Europe... ... and how the referendum campaign eventually unfolded. We also consider some of the similarities and differences with the 1975 European referendum. The episode is available now wherever you get your podcasts. Or see next tweet.

🚨 NEW PODCAST: The Brexit Referendum Richard and I have reached the finale of our miniseries on Cameron’s referendums. In this episode, we discuss why Cameron promised to hold a referendum... ... the circumstances in which he made good on that pledge...

‘It is hard to imagine Starmer being a boisterous ex-PM. After all, what ideas would he advocate for? If anybody knew - if he knew - then he may not have just resigned as prime minister.’ I’ve written for @unherd.com on what Keir Starmer might do next. unherd.com/newsroom/wil...

Well, I'm glad I haven't just written a history of Labour leadership contests... I'm hoping this Tory version will be 'up to date' for some time yet!

The formal party mechanisms for triggering a leadership contest have never yet brought down a prime minister ... but nor do prime ministers go by choice. Most voluntary resignations are involuntary" Harold Wilson’s departure half a century ago in 1976 is the last truly voluntary resignation

An exciting moment: the first copies of my book, ‘Coronations & Defenestrations’, arrived today! It’s the story of how the Conservatives have picked (and ditched) their leaders throughout history, to be published by @agendapub.bsky.social (@edinburghup.bsky.social) at the end of this month.

Such an honour to be at the installation service for the Order of the Garter yesterday, and to see the incomparable Peter Hennessy join their ranks.