Crossing the floor Reg Prentice and the crisis of British social democracy
Horn, Geoff
This new biography provides an account of the career of Reg Prentice, one of the most controversial figures in modern British political history. He remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period, and his defection was reflective of an important 'sea change' in British politics
Crossing the floor: Reg Prentice and the crisis of British social democracy -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Labour moderate -- 3: The rule of law -- 4: Stand up and be counted -- 5: Cabinet Cassandra -- 6: Retribution in Newham -- 7: Staging a fightback -- 8: Anti-party man -- 9: Crossing the Rubicon -- 10: Conservative member -- 11: Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This new biography provides an account of the career of Reg Prentice, one of the most controversial figures in modern British political history. He remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period, and his defection was reflective of an important 'sea change' in British politics
Crossing the floor: Reg Prentice and the crisis of British social democracy -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Labour moderate -- 3: The rule of law -- 4: Stand up and be counted -- 5: Cabinet Cassandra -- 6: Retribution in Newham -- 7: Staging a fightback -- 8: Anti-party man -- 9: Crossing the Rubicon -- 10: Conservative member -- 11: Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index
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Prentice, Reginald.
Labour Party (Great Britain)