Reassessing New Labour
Market, State and Society under Blair and Brown
Patrick Diamond editor Michael Kenny editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:7th Oct '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
An authoritative evaluation of the long-term legacy of New Labour.
- The first book-length retrospective assessment of New Labour in government which ranges across academic commentary and political debate
- Features brand-new essays from political figures associated with the Labour party, senior commentators and leading academics, all reflecting upon key policy areas and themes in relation to the New Labour administrations
- Includes a Foreword from Baron Neil Kinnock, former leader of the Labour Party; an edited conversation regarding the prospects for social democracy between Baroness Shirley Williams, leading Lib Dem politician, and Tony Wright (former Labour MP); and fresh evaluations of the Labour government's record and failings from the Shadow Minister John Denham MP
- Raises highly topical and important questions about the purpose and future of the Labour Party, and is designed to stimulate debate about the political challenges facing the centre-left in Britain <
"Most of the contributors to Reassessing New Labour exhibit an admirable ability to deal with the issues of the moment without appearing to be more interested in fashion than in feasibility . . .It is this sort of clear and bold analysis - not influenced by attempts to justify the unjustifiable or the unthinking acceptance of Third Way shibboleths - that makes Reassessing New Labour much the superior book of these two. " (New Statesman, 26 September 2011)
ISBN: 9781444351347
Dimensions: 246mm x 173mm x 13mm
Weight: 372g
220 pages