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An authoritative evaluation of the long-term legacy of New Labour.

  • The first book-length retrospective assessment of New Labour in government which ranges across academic commentary and political debate
  • Features brand-new essays from political figures associated with the Labour party, senior commentators and leading academics, all reflecting upon key policy areas and themes in relation to the New Labour administrations
  • Includes a Foreword from Baron Neil Kinnock, former leader of the Labour Party; an edited conversation regarding the prospects for social democracy between Baroness Shirley Williams, leading Lib Dem politician, and Tony Wright (former Labour MP); and fresh evaluations of the Labour government''s record and failings from the Shadow Minister John Denham MP
  • Raises highly topical and important questions about the purpose and future of the Labour Party, and is designed to stimulate debate about the political challenges facing

    Trade Review
    "Most of the contributors to Reassessing New Labour exhibit an admirable ability to deal with the issues of the moment without appearing to be more interested in fashion than in feasibility . . .It is this sort of clear and bold analysis - not influenced by attempts to justify the unjustifiable or the unthinking acceptance of Third Way shibboleths - that makes Reassessing New Labour much the superior book of these two. " (New Statesman, 26 September 2011)

    Table of Contents
    Notes on Contributors

    Preface: James Purnell

    Introduction: Reviewing New Labour in Government: Progressive Dilemmas?: Patrick Diamond and Mike Kenny

    Section 1
    1. New Labour and Inequality: Paul Gregg
    2. Solidarity Lost? Labour and the Politics of the Welfare State: Tim Horton
    3. Reappraising New Labour's Political Economy: John Denham

    Section 2
    4. An Era of Constitutional Reform: Vernon Bogdanor
    5. Rebuilding the Bonds of Trust and Confidence? Labour's Constitutional Reform Programme: John Curtice
    6. New Labour and the Distribution of Power: Constitutional Reform, Human Rights and Civil Liberties: Francesca Klug
    7. Localism under New Labour: Guy Lodge and Rick Muir

    Section 3
    8. Labour's Record on the Economy: Kitty Ussher
    9. Labour and the Economy, 1997-2010: More than a Faustian Pact: Dan Corry
    10. New Labour and the Politics of Ownership: Stuart White

    Section 4
    11. The Death of Class-based Politics: Peter Kellner
    12. Back to Class: Lessons for the Labour Party: Alan Finlayson
    13. Why did Labour's Public Sector Reforms Fail to Transform Communities?: Jessica Asato

    Section 5
    14. Shirley Williams in Conversation with Tony Wright
    15. The New Labour Government's Place in History: Brian Brivati
    16. Afterword: Future Directions for Labour: Patrick Diamond and Mike Kenny

    Index

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 07/10/2011
      ISBN13: 9781444351347, 978-1444351347
      ISBN10: 1444351346
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      An authoritative evaluation of the long-term legacy of New Labour.

      • The first book-length retrospective assessment of New Labour in government which ranges across academic commentary and political debate
      • Features brand-new essays from political figures associated with the Labour party, senior commentators and leading academics, all reflecting upon key policy areas and themes in relation to the New Labour administrations
      • Includes a Foreword from Baron Neil Kinnock, former leader of the Labour Party; an edited conversation regarding the prospects for social democracy between Baroness Shirley Williams, leading Lib Dem politician, and Tony Wright (former Labour MP); and fresh evaluations of the Labour government''s record and failings from the Shadow Minister John Denham MP
      • Raises highly topical and important questions about the purpose and future of the Labour Party, and is designed to stimulate debate about the political challenges facing

        Trade Review
        "Most of the contributors to Reassessing New Labour exhibit an admirable ability to deal with the issues of the moment without appearing to be more interested in fashion than in feasibility . . .It is this sort of clear and bold analysis - not influenced by attempts to justify the unjustifiable or the unthinking acceptance of Third Way shibboleths - that makes Reassessing New Labour much the superior book of these two. " (New Statesman, 26 September 2011)

        Table of Contents
        Notes on Contributors

        Preface: James Purnell

        Introduction: Reviewing New Labour in Government: Progressive Dilemmas?: Patrick Diamond and Mike Kenny

        Section 1
        1. New Labour and Inequality: Paul Gregg
        2. Solidarity Lost? Labour and the Politics of the Welfare State: Tim Horton
        3. Reappraising New Labour's Political Economy: John Denham

        Section 2
        4. An Era of Constitutional Reform: Vernon Bogdanor
        5. Rebuilding the Bonds of Trust and Confidence? Labour's Constitutional Reform Programme: John Curtice
        6. New Labour and the Distribution of Power: Constitutional Reform, Human Rights and Civil Liberties: Francesca Klug
        7. Localism under New Labour: Guy Lodge and Rick Muir

        Section 3
        8. Labour's Record on the Economy: Kitty Ussher
        9. Labour and the Economy, 1997-2010: More than a Faustian Pact: Dan Corry
        10. New Labour and the Politics of Ownership: Stuart White

        Section 4
        11. The Death of Class-based Politics: Peter Kellner
        12. Back to Class: Lessons for the Labour Party: Alan Finlayson
        13. Why did Labour's Public Sector Reforms Fail to Transform Communities?: Jessica Asato

        Section 5
        14. Shirley Williams in Conversation with Tony Wright
        15. The New Labour Government's Place in History: Brian Brivati
        16. Afterword: Future Directions for Labour: Patrick Diamond and Mike Kenny

        Index

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