GAME CHANGER Eight Weeks That Transformed British Politics by Steve Howell

GAME CHANGER Eight Weeks That Transformed British Politics by Steve Howell

'If you want to get the inside account of Labour's historic general election campaign, I couldn't recommend more former Corbyn staffer Steve Howell's Game Changer.' Owen Jones 'Game Changer is a vivid account of what it was like to be in the engine room of Jeremy Corbyn's remarkable election campaign.' Dennis Kavanagh, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool When Theresa May called a snap election in 2017, Labour was more than twenty points behind in the polls and it seemed the only question was how big her landslide would be. In the most dramatic election of modern times, Corbyn's inspirational campaign transformed British politics. Labour won its best vote for twenty years and the largest increase in its vote share since 1945. Far from winning a landslide, the Tories were left without a majority and forced to abandon many of their unpopular plans. Steve Howell was at the centre of Corbyn's election machine. A member of the Labour leader's strategy group, he was involved in all the key campaign decisions. From the outset, he believed that Corbyn's campaigning skills, enthusiastic army of supporters and hopeful message could produce a surge in support. In Game Changer, he tells the story of eight weeks that transformed British politics.

Game Changer is a vivid account of what it was like to be in the engine room of Jeremy Corbyn's remarkable election campaign* Dennis Kavanagh, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool. *
If you want to get the inside account of Labour's historic general election campaign, I couldn't recommend more former Corbyn staffer Steve Howell's Game Changer. * Owen Jones *
Howell was at the heart of Labour's campaign - few people are better placed to shed light on Jeremy Corbyn's unexpected success in stripping the Tories of their majority. * Anushka Asthana, Guardian political editor *
Very insightful on Jeremy Corbyn's general election campaign in 2017. I would thoroughly recommend it. * Martin Shipton, chief reporter, Western Mail. *
The most authoritative account yet of a campaign that seemingly rewrote the rules on campaigning * The Guardian *

Steve Howell was Jeremy Corbyn’s deputy director of strategy and communications during the 2017 General Election. Drafted in earlier in the year, his task was to help Corbyn and his team turn Labour’s fortunes around and prepare for the snap that duly came. A former BBC journalist, Howell had run a successful communications consultancy for twenty years and was winding down to retirement when the call came. But, as a Labour Party member and Corbyn supporter, he could hardly turn down one last fling in the national political arena. He was a member a Corbyn’s election strategy group and involved in all the key campaign decisions. In the Sunday Times he was described as “unhinged” because of his optimistic view of Corbyn’s chances. The Guardian reported that “insiders say he is making his presence felt”. Howell first became active in politics as a teenager when he and Peter Mandelson formed a branch of the Labour Party Young Socialists in Hendon. Working for Corbyn, he found himself fighting to prove his old friend wrong.

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ISBN 13	9781786155863
ISBN 10	1786155869
Title	GAME CHANGER Eight Weeks That Transformed British Politics
Author	Steve Howell
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2018-04-18
Number of pages	368
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