Prospects for UK politics in the long run up to the 2015 election  - Tim Bale
Channel: IIEA
Date: 03/06/2014

About the Speech:
 
A year ahead of the UK's general election, Professor Tim Bale assessed the prospects for the main political parties, their strategies for the next twelve months and the key political challenges they are likely to face. Prof. Bale also analysed the results of the European Parliament elections in the UK and their likely impact on British politics. 
 
About the Speaker:
 
Tim Bale is a Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University in London. He is the author of European Politics: A Comparative Introduction, the third edition of which was published in 2013. In 2011 he won the W.J.M. Mackenzie prize for his book The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron. His latest book is The Conservatives since 1945: the Drivers of Party Change. His media work includes writing for the Financial Times and The Guardian, and he has appeared on various BBC radio and television programmes.