| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 798 pages) |
| Contents |
Part 1. Antecedents -- 9 -- 1. The tradition of party management and the road to destabilisation -- 11 -- 2. Revolt and restoration -- 42 -- 3. Contentious alliance, OMOV and the management of democratic renewal -- 82 -- Part 2. Forging 'New Labour' management -- 115 -- 4. 'New Labour' and the culture of party management -- 117 -- 5. The Leader, the machine and party management -- 146 -- 6. Transforming fundamentals and laying new foundations -- 176 -- 7. Creating 'the Party into Power' project -- 200 -- 8. Managing the changing NEC: partnership and shifting power -- 229 -- 9. Managing policy relations with business and unions -- 266 -- 10. Managing new policy institutions -- 303 -- 11. Managing the party conference -- 333 -- 12. Managing candidate selection -- 369 -- 13. Managing the Parliamentary Labour Parry (PLP) -- 401 -- 14. Employment relations, representation and party management -- 435 -- Part 3. Crisis and control -- 461 -- 15. The crisis of party management -- 463 -- 16. Distrust, management and the long road to Iraq -- 503 -- 17. New challenges and management on the road to Warwick -- 557 -- 18. Managing for legacy -- 609 -- Part 4. Appraisal -- 661 -- 19. Summary: analysis and characterisation -- 661 -- 20. Evaluation and perspectives -- 663 -- 21. Epilogue: Brown, management inheritance and new moves to reform -- 734 |
| Summary |
'The Blair Supremacy' investigates the processes, methods, character and politics of party management during a period when Blair strengthened his own position as he and his allies and managers drove the party through a ferment of new developments under the name 'New Labour'. What is uncovered here is revealing and at times startling. It includes an extensive covert internal organisation, a culture which facilitated manipulation and what can be described as a rolling coup. These developments are rigorously and critically examined |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Blair, Tony, 1953-
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| SUBJECT |
Blair, Tony, 1953- fast |
| Subject |
Labour Party (Great Britain)
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| SUBJECT |
Labour Party (Great Britain) fast |
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Politics and government
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Government - Non-U.S.
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Law, Politics & Government.
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Government - Europe.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2007. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97005399
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781781706770 |
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1781706778 |
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1847799019 |
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9781847799012 |
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