The Struggle for Labour's Soul by Matt Beech
What is the future for New Labour? This is an account of the state of the Labour Party's political thought which discusses the historical political traditions from which the Labour party originally drew its philosophy and the problems it now faces as the ruling party in 21st century Britain. It features contributions from academics, politicians such as Gordon Brown MP, Tam Dalyell MP, Joe Haines, Roy Hattersley and Ken Coates and journalists such as The Guardian's Polly Toynbee and David Walker. The contributors explore the divisions at the heart of the Labour party between the old left and the new left, the old right and the new right, and between socialists and social democrats. The book is a critical examination of the Labour party's political philosophy and addresses such key topics as globalisation, constitutional reform, equality and the Third Way.-
Leaders, Parties and Voters
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David Owen
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Explaining Northern Ireland Party Stances on the EU
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The Politics and Policy of London
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British Public Opinion on Foreign and Defence Policy
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Surges in Party Membership
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‘Just Like Us’?: The Politics of Ministerial Promotion in UK Government
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Towards a Very British Version of the “Culture Wars”
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Forging the Iron Lady
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Why London is Labour
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Inequality in Britain
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Centralisation, Devolution and the Future of Local Government in England
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Institutionalised Dissent
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Permacrisis and the Policy Continuum in the UK
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The Making of the Conservative Party's Immigration Policy
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Neil Kinnock
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The Brexit Effect
"..I hope this updated edition of The Struggle for Labour’s Soul will shed a greater light on the debates in, on, and around the Labour Party and our future." - Dame Margaret Beckett MP
"The book weaves together beautifully the plethora of ideas, personalities, social forces, and political traditions that have shaped the modern Labour Party." – Frank Field MP
Matt Beech is Reader in Politics and founding Director of the Centre for British Politics at the University of Hull, UK. He is Senior Fellow in the Institute of European Studies at UC Berkeley and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Kevin Hickson is Senior Lecturer in British Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Raymond Plant has been a Labour Peer since 1992 and was Master of St. Catherine's College, Oxford between 1994 and 2000. He has also held professorial appointments at King's College London and the University of Southampton, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781138047358 |
| ISBN 10 | 113804735X |
| Title | The Struggle for Labour's Soul |
| Author | Matt Beech |
| Series | Routledge Studies In British Politics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2018-06-13 |
| Number of pages | 218 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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