The Conservative Party is usually seen as being non-ideological. This book is the first comprehensive treatment of the political thought of the Conservative Party examining the major elements of Conservative thinking since 1945, cross-cutting thematic issues and commentaries from leading politicians and journalists. The book is essential for anyone interested in the history and future of the Party.
The Conservative Party is usually seen as being non-ideological. This book is the first comprehensive treatment of the political thought of the Conser...
Labour's Thinkers seeks to examine the key ideas emphasised by the twelve individuals whom the authors judge to have made the most significant development to the political thought of the Labour Party since the 1930s. Hickson and Beech argue the Labour Party is a party of values but often not of ideas. The number of people involved in the serious discussion of ideas in the Labour Party is relatively small and intellectuals are often viewed with suspicion in what is, or was, a party set up to represent the interests of the working classes. The formulation and development of ideas are therefore...
Labour's Thinkers seeks to examine the key ideas emphasised by the twelve individuals whom the authors judge to have made the most significant develop...
The 1976 IMF crisis was a seminal event in modern British political and economic history. This study, based on vital original source material, including interviews with leading actors, probes economic thought and practice by governments and questions much received wisdom, especially that the effect of the IMF crisis was a shift to the monetarist orthodoxy and right-wing economic liberalism of the 1980s--to be embraced by all parties including New Labour.
The 1976 IMF crisis was a seminal event in modern British political and economic history. This study, based on vital original source material, includi...
Now with a brand new preface examining how debates have changed since the 2010 general election, this volume provides a comprehensive analysis of recent ideological debates between and within the main political parties. It contains chapters from leading academics and responses from distinguished politicians. The book begins by debating the legacy of Tony Blair and asks if there was a decisive ideological shift away from Thatcherism following the landslide election victory in 1997. It then goes on to examine the major ideological controversies in the three main parties before 2010, including...
Now with a brand new preface examining how debates have changed since the 2010 general election, this volume provides a comprehensive analysis of rece...
