Kinnock by Martin Westlake
When Neil Kinnock became Labour's leader in 1983, the party was at its lowest ebb since the war. Internal wrangling, problems of presentation and personality, as well as having a formidable foe in Margaret Thatcher, conspired to keep Labour out of office for another fourteen years. In that time, however, the party was transformed, and the changes began under Neil Kinnock. Much maligned for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in 1992, Neil Kinnock's reputation is now ripe for rehabilitation. Modernisers from Blair himself to Philip Gould have paid tribute to his vital role in vanquishing the 'loony left' and moving the party to the centre ground, and Kinnock's post-Labour career at the European Commission, where he is currently Vice-President, has won him new respect and made him a key player as Europe moves towards monetary union. Martin Westlake's balanced, thorough and insightful study of this much misunderstood figure will be essential reading for the politically informed.
A biography as frank as this one reveals him as a man of equal courage and integrityMAIL ON SUNDAY Kinnock was a brave politician- and a thoroughly decent one. He is owed this biography. FINANCIAL TIMES Westlake reminds us of Kinnock's pivotal historical importance. INDEPENDENT This book is one of the most sublimely constructed and factually complete literary gems of the year. INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Martin Westlake is a senior European civil servant and an accomplished academic author. He is currently head of the Unit for Institutional Relations in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Information, Communication, Culture and Audio-Visual Media.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316848718 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316848719 |
| Title | Kinnock |
| Author | Martin Westlake |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2001-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 768 |
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