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Book Synopsis
This book tells the story of how the moderate right in the Labour Party, weakened by defections to the SDP in 1981, successfully regained control of the party and helped it return to electability -- .

Trade Review
"'It is a story worth telling, told with authority and candour.' Nell Kinnock, Labour Party Leader in the 1980s"

Table of Contents

Section 1: BACKGROUND
1. Introduction
2. The scene the right faced
Section 2: EVENTS & ISSUES
3. 1981 Deputy leadership contest
4. 1983 Leadership election
5. Militant
6. OMOV – One Member One Vote
Section 3: GROUPS
7. Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, 1974-1983
8. Labour First
9. St Ermins Group – the background
10. St Ermins Group
11. Labour Solidarity Campaign
12. Forward Labour
Section 4
13. Reviewing 1974 to 1988
14. Epilogue – from 1988 to 2004

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719072710, 978-0719072710
      ISBN10: 0719072719

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book tells the story of how the moderate right in the Labour Party, weakened by defections to the SDP in 1981, successfully regained control of the party and helped it return to electability -- .

      Trade Review
      "'It is a story worth telling, told with authority and candour.' Nell Kinnock, Labour Party Leader in the 1980s"

      Table of Contents

      Section 1: BACKGROUND
      1. Introduction
      2. The scene the right faced
      Section 2: EVENTS & ISSUES
      3. 1981 Deputy leadership contest
      4. 1983 Leadership election
      5. Militant
      6. OMOV – One Member One Vote
      Section 3: GROUPS
      7. Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, 1974-1983
      8. Labour First
      9. St Ermins Group – the background
      10. St Ermins Group
      11. Labour Solidarity Campaign
      12. Forward Labour
      Section 4
      13. Reviewing 1974 to 1988
      14. Epilogue – from 1988 to 2004

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