The Labour Party in Post-War Britain

ISBN-13: 9781138817890 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 422 str.

Patrick Diamond

Opis

This book offers a novel account of the Labour party’s years in opposition and power since 1979, in particular examining how New Labour fought to reinvent post-war social democracy, reshaping its core political ideas.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Labour Party and the Reinvention of Social Democracy in Post-War Britain  Part I: Labourism in Decay  2. The Crisis of Labourism: Britain in New Times  3. Historical Roots: Conscience and Class in British Politics  4. New Labour and the Centre-Left Across the World  5. Modernisation in Hard Times  Part II: New Labour in Power  6. Institutional Legacies  7. Shaping Secular Trends  8. Towards the New Progressive Settlement  Part III: New Labour’s Legacies in British Politics  9. New Labour’s Broken Legacy?  10. Conclusion: The Strange Death of Labour England?

O autorze

Patrick Diamond is Associate Professor of Public Policy at Queen Mary University of London, UK. He was Senior Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister (2001–05), and Head of Policy Planning in 10 Downing Street (2009–10).