Intro
Acknowledgements
Praise for Statecraft
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction: The May Premiership
Critical Evaluation of Leadership and the Conservative Party
Conservative Leadership and Statecraft
Structure of the Volume
References
Part I Electoral Issues
2 The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2016
Introduction
Explaining the Election Process: Rules, Candidates and Ballots
Explaining the Election Outcome: Acceptability, Electability and Competence
Conclusion
References

3 'I'm not Going to Call a Snap Election'-Theresa May and the 2017 General Election
Introduction
Why Did Theresa May Call for the 2017 General Election?
Making the Mistake
The Conservative Party Campaign
A Question of Rhetorical Character
Leadership and Responding to Terrorism
Conclusion-Was the Election a Failure of Statecraft?
References
4 Attempting to Secure a Sympathetic Press: May and the Media
Introduction
May as a Rhetorical Performer
May at the Podium
May in the Commons
May the Media Performer
Conclusion
References

Part II Policy Implementation
5 Miscalculations and Constraints: Brexit and the Failed Statecraft of Theresa May
Introduction
Brexit: An Overview
Conceptualising Statecraft
Nascent Constraints: Populist Rhetoric and Premature Promises
The Binding Force of Rhetoric
Concrete Commitments
The 2017 General Election and the DUP
Unexpected Election, Unexpected Outcome
The DUP: A Constraint on Departure
Irish Border: Underestimation and Consequence
The Lady 'Was' for Turning
From U-Turn to Losing Control
Conclusion
Bibliography

6 Foreign Policy Under Theresa May
Introduction
Little Britain or Global Britain?
Scrambling for Trade
Britain as a 'Soft Power Superpower'?
The Fragility of New and Old Special Relationships
A Failure of Statecraft?
Conclusion
Bibliography
7 'An Economy That Works for Everyone'? An Evaluation of the May Government's Economic Policies and Statecraft
Introduction: Statecraft and Economic Policy
The Economic Policy Statecraft of Theresa May: The Great Reset That Never Came
The Political Economy of Theresa May
Theresa May's Modern Industrial Strategy

How Did the UK Economy Perform Under Theresa May?
Conclusion: A Strategic Failure to Reset Economic Policy
Bibliography
8 Theresa May and Mental Health Policy: A Legacy Unfinished?
Introduction to Conservative Mental Health Policy
Institutionalisation, Lord Shaftesbury and Mental Health
De-Institutionalisation: Enoch Powell and the Thatcher Administration
A Holistic Agenda
Theresa May: A Modern Mental Health Revolution?
Theresa May as Home Secretary (2010-2016)-Policing the Mental Health Crisis
Theresa May at No.10: Mental Health on the National Agenda