If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Great Britain Exercise 1 Doomed from the start: unlike Labour, the Tories democratised their party before they modernised it. So MPs were saddled with a leader they never wanted. Tory leadership special, Iain Duncan Smith John Kampfner. New Statesman (1996) Nov 3, 2003 v132 i4662 p8(2) (1488 words) Now for the hard part - Now for the hard part; The Tory leadership. (The Tories sack their leader) The Economist (US) Nov 1, 2003 v369 i8348 p17US (1077 words) A flight to competence; Bagehot. (The Conservative leadership) The Economist (US) Nov 1, 2003 v369 i8348 p54US (992 words) These articles deal with the leadership change in the Conservative Party (the Tories) in late 2003. 1. What were the main failings of Iain Duncan Smith as leader of the Tories? How did Conservative MPs feel about his leadership? 2. How did the actions of Prime Minister Tony Blair affect the situation? 3. How did the Conservative Party go about removing Smith? 4. Why was Michael Howard chosen to replace Smith? 5. How might the selection of Howard improve the fortunes of the Tories?