Getting over New Labour : the party after Blair and Brown / Karl Pike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pike, Karl, author.

Series:

Building progressive alternatives.

Building progressive alternatives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labour Party (Great Britain)--History--21st century.

Labour Party (Great Britain).

Liberalism--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Liberalism.

Political leadership--Great Britain.

Political leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 150 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing Limited, 2024.

Summary:

From the moment that the New Labour government left office in 2010, it became a bone of contention for the party. Ed Miliband was styled as the 'moving on' leader, Jeremy Corbyn set himself up as its antithesis, Keir Starmer has begun a counter-reaction, embracing New Labour and particularly Tony Blair. Why has the party been seemingly unable to move on from this period in its history? Particularly given the tumultuous and eventful period of politics since 2015, with Brexit and Covid dominating parliamentary time for most of the last decade.<br><br>Karl Pike argues that it is impossible to understand the Labour Party today without an appreciation of how people in the party have reacted to the New Labour legacy. He unpicks the efforts each of the three leaders have made in reforming the party's ideology, its democracy and organization and their political style and approach to the leadership.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jan 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781788217224

1788217225

9781788217217

1788217217

OCLC:

1422200612