Evaluates the Blair government from 1997-2007 conducting high quality research into aspects of British politics with particular emphasis on parties, policies and ideologies. With contributions from key figures in the field further topics include New Labour's record on social policy, defence policy, constitutional reform and public expenditure.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 273
Edition: 2008
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 27 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 0230574432
ISBN 13: 9780230574434
Book Overview: LORD NORTON OF LOUTH LORD PLANT Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy, King's College, London, UK LORD GIDDENS Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics, UK MARK EVANS Professor of Politics, University of York, UK JIM BULLER Lecturer in Politics, University of York, UK ERIC SHAW Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Stirling, UK STEPHEN DRIVER Principal Lecturer in Social Science, Roehampton University, UK MAURICE MULLARD Reader in Social and Public Policy, University of Hull, UK DAVID LONSDALE Lecturer in Strategic Studies, University of Hull, UK
'...all of the subjects are thoroughly covered and rigorously examined...' - Peter MacMahon, Tribune
'...the best study of our government so far...' - Austin Mitchell, House Magazine
'...this unfolding of the New Labour story provides a lucid hsitory of recent events.' - PublicService
'The Centre for British Politics at Hull has become one of the leading centres for the study of British politics.' - Andrew Gamble, University of Cambridge, UK