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
Summary
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
Notes
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
