The Impact of New Labour

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Gerald R Taylor

      Pages 1-5

3. Party

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. Power in the Party

      • Gerald R Taylor

      Pages 9-25

   3. New Labour and the Rejection of Stakeholder Capitalism

      • Paul Norris

      Pages 26-36

   4. New Labour and Christian Socialism

      • Alan Wilkinson

      Pages 37-49

   5. Media Management: Labour’s Political Communications Strategy

      • Richard Heffernan

      Pages 50-67

4. State

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. The Constitution under New Labour

      • Mark Evans

      Pages 71-92

   3. New Labour and the End of the Welfare State? The Case of Lifelong Learning

      • Patrick Ainley

      Pages 93-105

   4. Labour and the Civil Service

      • Kevin Theakston

      Pages 106-119

   5. New Labour and the Decentralization of Power

      • Peter John

      Pages 120-132

   6. New Labour, New Local Government?

      • Hugh Atkinson

      Pages 133-146

5. Policy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147

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   2. Labour’s Economic Policy: Studiously Courting Competence

      • Colin Hay, Matthew Watson

      Pages 149-161

   3. Women, Gender and New Labour

      • Sarah Perrigo

      Pages 162-176

   4. New Labour’s European Challenge: from Triumphant Isolationism to Positive Integration?

      • Russell Holden

      Pages 177-189

   5. The Blairite Betrayal: New Labour and the Trade Unions

      • Peter Dorey

      Pages 190-207

   6. New Labour and Northern Ireland: Bipartisan Consensus and the ‘Peace Process’

      • Mark Hayes

      Pages 208-221

   7. Conclusion

      • Gerald R Taylor

      Pages 222-224

An up-to-date critical assessment of the 'New Labour' phenomena. It assesses the impact of Labour's 'modernizers' in three crucial areas: changes within the Labour party itself, the reformation of the British state, and the influence on particular areas of policy. The essays do not seek to provide unequivocal answers to the questions raised by the arrival of New Labour and their initial period in office, but provide a debate between the contributors over the nature and significance of these changes. The book is a wide-ranging and accessible account of the political phenomena which will lead Britain into the twenty-first century.

• constitution
• economic policy
• gender
• government
• Policy
• socialism
• British Politics

• Southampton Institute, UK

  Gerald R Taylor

PATRICK AINLEY Reader in Learning Policy, University of Greenwich HUGH ATKINSON Principal Lecturer and Head of Politics, South Bank University PETER DOREY Lecturer in Politics, Cardiff University MARK EVANS Lecturer in Politics, University of York COLIN HAY Lecturer in Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham MARK HAYES Senior Lecturer in Politics, Southampton Institute of Higher Education RICHARD HEFFERNAN Research Associate, Department of Government, London School of Economics RUSSELL HOLDEN Senior Lecturer in European Studies, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff PETER JOHN Lecturer in Politics, University of Southampton PAUL NORRIS Senior Lecturer in Politics, Southampton Institute of Higher Education SARAH PERRIGO Lecturer, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford KEVIN THEAKSTON Reader in Government, University of Leeds MATTHEW WATSON Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Birmingham ALAN WILKINSON Anglican priest, Diocesan Theologian, Portsmouth Cathedral

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