The battle of ideas in the Labour Party : from Attlee to Corbyn and Brexit /

Using interviews with key thinkers in the party, this book gives a lively account of the ideological developments and dramas in the Labour party in recent decades. It delves into the totemic battles between hard and soft left, examines key periods of Labour's ideological exhaustion and ideation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Batrouni, Dimitri (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Bristol University Press 2020.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv10crbxs
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The battle of ideas in the Labour Party, 1945-92
  • 2. The rise of New Labour : electoral concerns trump ideology
  • 3. Bridging the divide : Ed Miliband and ideas
  • 4. Pre-distribution
  • 5. Corbynism : the Left's resurgence
  • 6. Corbynism : Brexit and globalization.