Author : Andrew Rawnsley
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 11,91 MB
Release : 2001-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0141939044
'Downing Street is said to be 'furious' at this book - and it is easy to understand why. It is the first meticulous chronicle of all that has happened since that bright May Day three years ago which first brought the Blair government to office' Anthony Howard, Sunday Times
Author : Simon Prideaux
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2005-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1847421237
New Labour has concentrated many of its social policy initiatives in reinvigorating the family, community and work in the paid labour market. But just how 'new' are the ideas driving New Labour's policy and practice? In this book, Simon Prideaux shows how New Labour has drawn on the ideas and premises of functionalism, which dominated British and American sociological thought during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The book provides an accessible overview of the theories that underpin the policies of New Labour, including the often labyrinthine theories of Talcott Parsons, Amitai Etzioni and Anthony Giddens; examines the ideas of Charles Murray and John Macmurray, philosophers publicly admired by Tony Blair; looks at the sociological origin of debates and controversies that surround the provision of welfare in both the US and UK and considers the alienating effects that New Deal schemes may have in Britain today. Not so New Labour's innovative approach to the analysis of social policy under New Labour will be invaluable to academics, students and researchers in social policy, sociology, politics and applied social studies.
Author : Andrew Rawnsley
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 908 pages
File Size : 12,53 MB
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0141969709
Andrew Rawnsley's bestselling book lifts the lid on the second half of New Labour's spell in office, with riveting inside accounts of all the key events from 9/11 and the Iraq War to the financial crisis and the parliamentary expenses scandal; and entertaining portraits of the main players as Rawnsley takes us through the triumphs and tribulations of New Labour as well as the astonishing feuds and reconciliations between Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson. This paperback edition contains two revealing new chapters on the extraordinary events surrounding the 2010 General Election and its aftermath.
Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : Polity
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2007-04-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745642225
Labour stands at a decisive point in its history. A change of leadership can help reinvigorate the party, but winning a fourth term of government will be impossible unless Labour's ideological position and policy outlook are thoroughly refurbished. What form should these innovations take?
Author : Iain Dale
Publisher : Robson
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,31 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781861055798
All governments, whatever their political colours, fall victim to the satirists and comedians. In a democracy it is only right and proper that they should. Just as Margaret Thatcher and John Major were ridiculed and lampooned before them, now it is the turn of Blair, Prescott, Cook and Brown.
Author : Martin Pugh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 2010-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1407051555
Written at a critical juncture in the history of the Labour Party, Speak for Britain! is a thought-provoking and highly original interpretation of the party's evolution, from its trade union origins to its status as a national governing party. It charts Labour's rise to power by re-examining the impact of the First World War, the general strike of 1926, Labour's breakthrough at the 1945 general election, the influence of post-war affluence and consumerism on the fortunes and character of the party, and its revival after the defeats of the Thatcher era. Controversially, Pugh argues that Labour never entirely succeeded in becoming 'the party of the working class'; many of its influential recruits - from Oswald Mosley to Hugh Gaitskell to Tony Blair - were from middle and upper-class Conservative backgrounds and rather than converting the working class to socialism, Labour adapted itself to local and regional political cultures.
Author : Sarah Hale
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 30,60 MB
Release : 2004-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780719065996
The Third Way is said to be the guiding philosophy for New Labour and center-left parties and governments across the globe. Moving beyond attempts to define and defend the Third Way, this innovative collection embarks on a critical examination of this key concept. The editors draw on expert contributions from a range of disciplines and perspectives to dissect the Third Way in theory and in practice, assess its legacy and suggest alternatives. The book begins by reviewing attempts to define the Third Way. It then examines what the Third Way implies for our understanding of the economy and the state, before critically addressing the philosophical and practical implications of its attempt to use the term "community." The final section deconstructs Third Way rhetoric and discourse. The conclusion reviews how these critical insights might form a basis for alternative political projects.
Author : Philip Gould
Publisher : Abacus Software
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,30 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780349000121
The first and best inside story of the rise of New Labour by one of its principal architects, reissued with new material.
Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 2013-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745666604
The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has been widely discussed over recent months - not only in the UK, but in the US, Continental Europe and Latin America. But what is the third way? Supporters of the notion haven't been able to agree, and critics deny the possibility altogether. Anthony Giddens shows that developing a third way is not only a possibility but a necessity in modern politics.
Author : Peter Mandelson
Publisher : HarperPress
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 28,6 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007395309
Originally published 2010. Includes new chapter.
