Hammer of the left
Subtitle: defeating Tony Benn, Eric Heffer and militant in the battle for the Labour Party
By: John Golding ; edited by Paul Farrelly.
Contributors: Farrelly, Paul.
Publisher: Politico's
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
Subjects: Golding, John.; Heffer, Eric S.; Benn, Tony, 1925-; Labour Party (Great Britain) -- Biography.; Legislators -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Labor unions -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Labor unions -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997.; Newcastle-under-Lyme (England) -- Politics and government.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In the late 1970s and early 1980s John Golding, known as the 'Hammer of the Left', was one of the most influential figures in the Labour Party. As MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme and a top trade union 'fixer', he led the moderates' fightback against Tony Benn, Militant and the hard left." "In this posthumously published memoir, edited by Paul Farrelly MP, Golding details his ruthless quest to remove Benn and Heffer from Labour's National Executive Committee. He reveals how he and his 'union mafia' made sure that Benn lost his Bristol seat - and with it his leadership ambitions - and describes the back-room fixing which dashed Roy Hattersley's hopes and delivered the leadership to Neil Kinnock."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.