A pathbreaking comparative and trans-national study of the neglected influences of nation, empire and race upon the development and electoral fortunes of the Labour Party in Britain and the Australian Labor Party, from their formative years of the 1900s to the elections of 2010.
"This is a pathbreaking comparative and trans-national study of the neglected influences of nation, empire and race upon the development and electoral fortunes of the Labour Party in Britain and the Australian Labor Party from their formative years of the 1900s to the elections …
'The End of the Party' is packed with more astonishing revelations as Rawnsley takes up the New Labour story from the day of its second election victory in 2001. There are riveting inside accounts of all the key events from 9/11 and the Iraq War to the financial crisis and the p…
"Gordon Brown was the longest serving, most powerful, and most successful Chancellor in the history of modern Britain. However, as the British media never failed to point out, his ambitions always stretched beyond the economic. Touted as a future leader from the inception of his…
"Gordon Brown was the longest serving, most powerful, and most successful Chancellor in the history of modern Britain. However, as the British media never failed to point out, his ambitions always stretched beyond the economic. Touted as a future leader from the inception of his…
"This book brings together academics and politicians to debate the intellectual roots of the ideas that currently drive the main UK political parties. With major players responding to the arguments raised in each chapter, the book will be a must-read for anyone interested in or …
"This book brings together academics and politicians to debate the intellectual roots of the ideas that currently drive the main UK political parties. With major players responding to the arguments raised in each chapter, the book will be a must-read for anyone interested in or …
Analyses the development of welfare reform policy following New Labour's ascent to power in 1997 to show how ideas, actors, and structures can constrain policy options. This work looks at the contrasting ideas of Frank Field, Minister for Welfare Reform in 1997-8, and of Gordon …
Drawing on interviews with key participants and new archival research, this book looks in depth at the factors shaping the direction of welfare reform policy following New Labour's ascent to power. It suggests that a commitment to welfare reform was perhaps the most symbolically…