The Labour Party Since 1979: Crisis and Transformation

by Eric Shaw, U. Shaw Eric, Eric Shaw

Book Overview

The Labour Party since 1979: Crisis and Transformation challenges the claim that Labour's only real hope for the future lies in shedding its ideological baggage. It rejects the notion taht the 'shadow budget' was the prime cause of its 1992 defeat and argues that the strategyof seeking an image of 'responsibility' and 'respectability' - which under the new leadership has become a paramount concern - does not offer the best route forward for the party.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415056152
• ISBN13: 9780415056151
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"