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Examines the political campaign of the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Performance and key decisions of the Tory leadership; Conservative leadership from 2001-2005; 2004 campaign on the Conservatives' policies on public services.

The article discusses election campaign of Conservative party for the 2005 general election in Great Britain. It examines whether the plight of the Conservatives in the election was due to the errors and weaknesses of the leadership. It looks at the events that occurred during 2001-05, and the performance and key decisions of the Tory leadership. It is stated that the period in opposition was even bleaker for the Conservatives than 1997-2001, because it did not see the traditional recovery that the party had enjoyed after previous landslide defeats.

The article accounts the experiences of the Conservative Party under the administration of the Labour Party in Great Britain from 1997 to 2001. It discusses the debacle of the 1997 general election, the changes in leadership in June 1997, and the changes to the Shadow Cabinets. The amendment on the structure, organisation and personnel at Conservative Central Office are also tackled. It offers information on the Conservative election campaign from May to June 2001, the mid-term elections and the success of the Tory Party in local government elections.