Stuart Ball
Biographic Data
| ID | 3767723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stuart Ball |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stuart |
| FAMILY NAME | Ball |
| SIGNATURE | BALL S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6024-8927 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Rebel MPs in the ‘Norway Debate’ Division of 8 May 1940
The vote in the house of commons on 8 May 1940 was the most significant ever held there due to its consequences for Britain and the world, as it caused the resignation of Neville Chamberlain and his replacement as prime minister by Winston Churchill. Given its significance, it is surprising that historians have given a variety of different figures, ranging from 33 to 44, for the number of National Government MPs who rebelled. The first section of…
The Conservative Party and the Impact of the 1918 Reform Act
Before the First World War, the Conservative Party feared the extension of the suffrage to all adult males, and was divided over even a limited granting of votes to women. However, the patriotic public response to the war moderated these attitudes, and by 1916 the Conservatives were in favour of giving the vote to all servicemen. Although the Conservatives were represented in the Speaker's conference which drew up proposals for electoral reform, …
The Reform Act of 1918 – the Advent of Democracy
The Representation of the People Act of 1918 (often referred to as the '1918 Reform Act' or, less frequently, the 'Fourth Reform Act' 1 ) was a landmark in modern British history and the most substantial and significant change in the composition of the political nation ever to take place. 2 The increase in the electorate was far larger than that of any previous measure, both numerically and proportionately, and the 1918 Reform Act marked a fundam…
The Heath Government 1970-74
The Legacy of Coalition
The split over the coalition in October 1922 caused long-term disunity in the Conservative Party, and the distinction between pro- and anti-coalitionists remained the most significant fault-line in Conservative politics for the next nine years. The new leadership and the majority of backbench MPs constantly suspected the former coalitionists of plotting to reverse the verdict of 1922. The legacy of bitterness and distrust was a crucial factor in …
The Conservative Party, the Role of the State and the Politics of Protection, c.1918-1932
The Conservative Party was in government for almost all of the decade after the First World War, during which it faced not only economic problems but also the political threat of the advance of the Labour Party. Socialism raised the challenge of a greatly extended role for the state, and in response to this and to tackle the difficulties of industry and the high level of unemployment, which Conservatives attributed to the free trade economy, the …
Recovering Power
Churchill and the Conservative Party
When Stephen was crowned King of England, there were only six English earls: Chester, Buckingham, Surrey, Warwick, Leicester and Gloucester; whilst the King of Scots held the earldoms of Northampton and Huntingdon, which he had obtained by his marriage to the elder daughter of Earl Waltheof. Three of the six earls, it may be added, belonged to a powerful family group, for Leicester was twin-brother of the Count of Meulan, Surrey was their stepbro…
The European Employment Strategy
Churchill and the Conservative Party
THE words ‘Churchill’ and ‘party’ lie in uneasy company. Winston Churchill is regarded as the least orthodox and party-minded of all those who stood in the front rank of British politics during the twentieth century, always navigating by his own compass. This view is shaped by Churchill’s remarkable egotism and the well-known incidents of his career: the two changes of party allegiance, the coalitionism of 1917–22, the rebellious ‘wilderness’ yea…
Shorter notice. The British Conservative Party in the Age of Universal Suffrage. Popular Conservatism, 1918-1929. Neal McCrillis
Journal Article Shorter notice. The British Conservative Party in the Age of Universal Suffrage. Popular Conservatism, 1918-1929. Neal McCrillis Get access S Ball S Ball University of Leicester, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 115, Issue 460, February 2000, Pages 247–248, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/115.460.247 Published: 01 February 2000
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access STUART BALL STUART BALL University of Leicester Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXIII, Issue 451, April 1998, Pages 537–538, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXIII.451.537 Published: 01 April 1998
The Heath Government 1970-74
The Heath government in history, Anthony Seldon the prime minister and the making of policy, John Ramsden Number 10 under Edward Heath, Lewis Baston and Anthony Seldon the Heath government, Whitehall and the civil service, Kevin Theakstone the Heath government and the British economy, Alec Cairncross industrial policy and the new capitalism, Robert Taylor industrial relations policy - myth and reality, Robert Taylor the social policy of the Heath…
Conservative Century
The National Government, 1931
The British Parliament 1900–1951
Parliament and Politics in Britain, 1900–1951
The 1922 Committee
Failure of an Opposition? The Conservative Party in Parliament 1929–1931
The Conservative Party and the Formation of the National Government
On 24 August 1931 the prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, tendered the resignation of the second Labour government. In its place he became the premier of an all-party ‘National’ cabinet. This included both the leader of the Conservative party, Stanley Baldwin, and the acting-leader of the Liberal party, Sir Herbert Samuel, together with a number of their senior colleagues. This temporary emergency administration went on to win a landslide majority …
The Conservative Party, the Role of the State and the Politics of Protection, c.1918-1932
The Conservative Party was in government for almost all of the decade after the First World War, during which it faced not only economic problems but also the political threat of the advance of the Labour Party. Socialism raised the challenge of a greatly extended role for the state, and in response to this and to tackle the difficulties of industry and the high level of unemployment, which Conservatives attributed to the free trade economy, the …
The Legacy of Coalition
The split over the coalition in October 1922 caused long-term disunity in the Conservative Party, and the distinction between pro- and anti-coalitionists remained the most significant fault-line in Conservative politics for the next nine years. The new leadership and the majority of backbench MPs constantly suspected the former coalitionists of plotting to reverse the verdict of 1922. The legacy of bitterness and distrust was a crucial factor in …
Parliament and Politics in Britain, 1900–1951
The 1922 Committee
The Conservative Party and the Formation of the National Government
On 24 August 1931 the prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, tendered the resignation of the second Labour government. In its place he became the premier of an all-party ‘National’ cabinet. This included both the leader of the Conservative party, Stanley Baldwin, and the acting-leader of the Liberal party, Sir Herbert Samuel, together with a number of their senior colleagues. This temporary emergency administration went on to win a landslide majority …
Failure of an Opposition? The Conservative Party in Parliament 1929–1931
The Conservative Party and the Formation of the National Government
On 24 August 1931 the prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, tendered the resignation of the second Labour government. In its place he became the premier of an all-party ‘National’ cabinet. This included both the leader of the Conservative party, Stanley Baldwin, and the acting-leader of the Liberal party, Sir Herbert Samuel, together with a number of their senior colleagues. This temporary emergency administration went on to win a landslide majority …
The 1922 Committee
The British Parliament 1900–1951
Parliament and Politics in Britain, 1900–1951
The National Government, 1931
Conservative Century
The Heath Government 1970-74
The Heath government in history, Anthony Seldon the prime minister and the making of policy, John Ramsden Number 10 under Edward Heath, Lewis Baston and Anthony Seldon the Heath government, Whitehall and the civil service, Kevin Theakstone the Heath government and the British economy, Alec Cairncross industrial policy and the new capitalism, Robert Taylor industrial relations policy - myth and reality, Robert Taylor the social policy of the Heath…
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access STUART BALL STUART BALL University of Leicester Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXIII, Issue 451, April 1998, Pages 537–538, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXIII.451.537 Published: 01 April 1998
Shorter notice. The British Conservative Party in the Age of Universal Suffrage. Popular Conservatism, 1918-1929. Neal McCrillis
Journal Article Shorter notice. The British Conservative Party in the Age of Universal Suffrage. Popular Conservatism, 1918-1929. Neal McCrillis Get access S Ball S Ball University of Leicester, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 115, Issue 460, February 2000, Pages 247–248, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/115.460.247 Published: 01 February 2000
The European Employment Strategy
Churchill and the Conservative Party
THE words ‘Churchill’ and ‘party’ lie in uneasy company. Winston Churchill is regarded as the least orthodox and party-minded of all those who stood in the front rank of British politics during the twentieth century, always navigating by his own compass. This view is shaped by Churchill’s remarkable egotism and the well-known incidents of his career: the two changes of party allegiance, the coalitionism of 1917–22, the rebellious ‘wilderness’ yea…
Churchill and the Conservative Party
When Stephen was crowned King of England, there were only six English earls: Chester, Buckingham, Surrey, Warwick, Leicester and Gloucester; whilst the King of Scots held the earldoms of Northampton and Huntingdon, which he had obtained by his marriage to the elder daughter of Earl Waltheof. Three of the six earls, it may be added, belonged to a powerful family group, for Leicester was twin-brother of the Count of Meulan, Surrey was their stepbro…
Recovering Power
The Legacy of Coalition
The split over the coalition in October 1922 caused long-term disunity in the Conservative Party, and the distinction between pro- and anti-coalitionists remained the most significant fault-line in Conservative politics for the next nine years. The new leadership and the majority of backbench MPs constantly suspected the former coalitionists of plotting to reverse the verdict of 1922. The legacy of bitterness and distrust was a crucial factor in …
The Conservative Party, the Role of the State and the Politics of Protection, c.1918-1932
The Conservative Party was in government for almost all of the decade after the First World War, during which it faced not only economic problems but also the political threat of the advance of the Labour Party. Socialism raised the challenge of a greatly extended role for the state, and in response to this and to tackle the difficulties of industry and the high level of unemployment, which Conservatives attributed to the free trade economy, the …
The Heath Government 1970-74
The Conservative Party and the Impact of the 1918 Reform Act
Before the First World War, the Conservative Party feared the extension of the suffrage to all adult males, and was divided over even a limited granting of votes to women. However, the patriotic public response to the war moderated these attitudes, and by 1916 the Conservatives were in favour of giving the vote to all servicemen. Although the Conservatives were represented in the Speaker's conference which drew up proposals for electoral reform, …
The Reform Act of 1918 – the Advent of Democracy
The Representation of the People Act of 1918 (often referred to as the '1918 Reform Act' or, less frequently, the 'Fourth Reform Act' 1 ) was a landmark in modern British history and the most substantial and significant change in the composition of the political nation ever to take place. 2 The increase in the electorate was far larger than that of any previous measure, both numerically and proportionately, and the 1918 Reform Act marked a fundam…
The Rebel MPs in the ‘Norway Debate’ Division of 8 May 1940
The vote in the house of commons on 8 May 1940 was the most significant ever held there due to its consequences for Britain and the world, as it caused the resignation of Neville Chamberlain and his replacement as prime minister by Winston Churchill. Given its significance, it is surprising that historians have given a variety of different figures, ranging from 33 to 44, for the number of National Government MPs who rebelled. The first section of…
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