Title: Hammer of the left
First published: 2003
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.
Subjects: Biography, History, Labor unions, Labour Party (Great Britain), Legislators, Political activity, Politics and government, Right and left (Political science)
Places: Great Britain, Newcastle-under-Lyme (England)
People: Eric S. Heffer, John Golding, Tony Benn (1925-)
Time periods: 1979-1997, 20th century
LC classification: DA591.G65 A3 2003