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      The British Labour Party in Opposition and Power 1979-2019: Forward March Halted?

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      This book offers a novel account of the Labour party’s years in opposition and power since 1979, in particular examining how New Labour fought to reinvent post-war social democracy, reshaping its core political ideas.

      This book provides a novel account of the Labour Pa...

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      Product ID:9781138817890
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The British Labour Party in Opposition and Power 1979-2019
      Subtitle:Forward March Halted?
      Authors:Author: Patrick Diamond
      Page Count:422
      Subjects:History, History, Politics and government, Political parties and party platforms, Politics & government, Political parties
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      This book offers a novel account of the Labour party’s years in opposition and power since 1979, in particular examining how New Labour fought to reinvent post-war social democracy, reshaping its core political ideas.

      This book provides a novel account of the Labour Party’s years in opposition and power since 1979, examining how New Labour fought to reinvent post-war social democracy, reshaping its core political ideas. It charts Labour’s sporadic recovery from political disaster in the 1980s, successfully making the arduous journey from opposition to power with the rise (and ultimately fall) of the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Forty years on from the 1979 debacle, Labour has found itself on the edge of oblivion once again. Defeated in 2010, it entered a further cycle of degeneration and decline. Like social democratic parties across Europe, Labour failed to identify a fresh ideological rationale in the aftermath of the great financial crisis.

      Drawing on a wealth of sources including interviews and unpublished papers, the book focuses on decisive points of transformational change in the party’s development raising a perennial concern of present-day debate – namely whether Labour is a party capable of transforming the ideological weather, shaping a new paradigm in British politics, or whether it is a party that should be content to govern within parameters established by its Conservative opponents.

      This text will be of interest to the general reader as well as scholars and students of British politics, British political party history, and the history of the British Labour Party since 1918.


      Imprint Name:Routledge
      Publisher Name:Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2021-01-19

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      Weight664 g
      Dimensions155 × 234 × 38 mm