How Labour Governments Fall [electronic resource] : From Ramsay Macdonald to Gordon Brown /
Heppell, T.editor.
Theakston, K.editor.
What similarities exist between the reasons for Labour losing office in 2010 and those behind why previous Labour governments were defeated? This edited volume provides a detailed historical appraisal which considers the importance of themes such as economic performance; political leadership and the condition of the Conservatives in opposition.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures and Tables -- 1. Introduction; Timothy Heppell and Kevin Theakston -- 2. The Fall of the First MacDonald Government 1924; Keith Laybourn -- 3. The Fall of the Second MacDonald Government 1931; Chris Wrigley -- 4. The Fall of the Attlee Government 1951; Robert Crowcroft and Kevin Theakston -- 5. The Fall of the Wilson Government 1970; Peter Dorey -- 6. The Fall of the Callaghan Government 1979; John Shepherd -- 7. The Fall of the Brown Government 2010; Timothy Heppell -- 8 Conclusion; Timothy Heppell and Kevin Theakston -- Index.
What similarities exist between the reasons for Labour losing office in 2010 and those behind why previous Labour governments were defeated? This edited volume provides a detailed historical appraisal which considers the importance of themes such as economic performance; political leadership and the condition of the Conservatives in opposition.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
World politics.
Great Britain-Politics and government.
Public policy.
Political theory.
Social policy.
Welfare state.
Political History.
British Politics.
Public Policy.
Political Theory.
Social Policy.
Politics of the Welfare State.