Agenda Publishing

Independent Publisher - now part of Edinburgh University Press

[Aidan Regan @Aidan_Regan]

Curious about our book, Growth, Democracy or Climate Action?

We've launched a dedicated website with the core argument, chapter summaries, the data behind it, reviews, podcasts and where to buy:

https://t.co/OHHt1TUfjn

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

🚨 NEW PODCAST: Coronations & Defenestrations: Choosing (and losing) Tory Leaders

In the latest edition of our podcast Since Attlee & Churchill, @richardmarcj interviews me about my new book on the Tory leadership.

We explore how the Conservative Party has picked – and ditched – its leaders from the age of Disraeli to the present day.

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 come and go with increasing speed?

Hear us discuss those issues - and more - wherever you get your podcasts. Just search Since Attlee & Churchill.

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[theknightirish @theknightirish]

It’s here! @LeeDavidEvansUK’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 sitting back and getting into this

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

If you're interested in the history of Tory leadership drama and would like to give the book a read, you can order it via IndiePubs and use the code AGENDA30 to receive 30% off. Link below!

@agendapub @EdinburghUP

https://t.co/HmczVyUqX2

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

I was delighted to gift a copy of Coronations & Defenestrations to @GylesB1 yesterday, when he was hosting the annual Heath lecture at @Arundells.

Gyles' diary contains one of the best accounts of the dramatic 1995 Tory leadership election, which I examine in the book.

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

"On the face of it, a coronation is good news for an incoming leader... [but] a look at the most recent leaders to emerge unchallenged suggests it’s unlikely to be all roses for Burnham."

I explain why on @CapX. 👇
https://t.co/OwafwaZBX6

[William Moseley @WilliamGMoseley]

Just came across this nice review of my book (Decolonizing African Agriculture) in the journal Economic Botany (@agendapub , @ColumbiaUP , @EdinburghUP )

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

Spotted in the wild! - at Blackwell’s, Oxford

[Tom Chidwick @TomChidwick]

My copy of @LeeDavidEvansUK’s new @agendapub book has arrived!

Unfortunately, I haven’t found a bust of Disraeli to mark the occasion, but I can’t wait to read this sparkling account of how the Conservative Party selects (and disposes of) its leaders.

Congratulations, Lee! 🎉

[Aidan Regan @Aidan_Regan]

Growth, Democracy, or Climate Action: The New Trilemma of Advanced Capitalism. By Aidan Regan, Hanna Schwander, Cyril Benoit, and Tim Vlandas. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2026. 192p. | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core - https://t.co/5kyABJUiqS

[Richard Johnson @richardmarcj]

Happy publication day @LeeDavidEvansUK!🥳

'Coronations and Defenestrations' provides much needed clarity and insight on the complex and mysterious world of Conservative leadership elections.

A great work of political history, based on archival research and interviews with some of the key players in the Conservative Party, including leaders and leadership candidates.

Out NOW 🚨🚨🚨

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

... if you order it via IndiePubs, you can use the discount code AGENDA30 to receive 30% off your copy.

https://t.co/HmczVyUqX2

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

🎉 It's publication day!

Today, my book Coronations & Defenestrations: Choosing (and Losing) Tory Leaders is published by @agendapub / @EdinburghUP.

If you'd like to give it a read, you can find it in the usual places online. Or...

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[Aidan Regan @Aidan_Regan]

Excellent review of our book in @PoPpublicsphere by @djfiorino

https://t.co/4iGLqKEpCA

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

Just over a week to go until the release of 'Coronations & Defenestrations'.

With leadership changes on all of our minds right now, I'm very much looking forward to sharing the book.

That said, my analysis might not please everyone…

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

If you would like to pre-order the book (which would be tremendously nice of you!) you can do so via IndiePubs and use the code AGENDA30 to save 30%. 👇🏻
https://t.co/HmczVyUqX2

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

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 (@EdinburghUP) at the end of this month.

[Aidan Regan @Aidan_Regan]

New podcast:

I spoke to @hlinehan on @IrishTimes Inside Politics about why climate action has to mean higher living standards, not higher costs, and whether regulation really is to blame for our failure to build.

The trilemma, unpacked.

🔗 https://t.co/wOqJlohLQp

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

Delighted to see the first review of 'Coronations & Defenestrations' in @Lit_Review.

Many thanks to Anthony Teasdale for taking the time to review the book.

If you're a kind-hearted sort who commissions/writes book reviews, and would be interested in a copy, do let me know.

[Lee David Evans @LeeDavidEvansUK]

In surprising news (to me), it turns out I'm a fan of the Amazon algorithm.

Less a fan of the speed at which they update book covers...