European University Institute Library

How labour governments fall, from Ramsay Macdonald to Gordon Brown, edited by Timothy Heppell and Kevin Theakston

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

How labour governments fall

bibliography

834978388

edited by Timothy Heppell and Kevin Theakston

from Ramsay Macdonald to Gordon Brown

"Bringing together a collaboration of leading specialists in Labour Party history, this edited collection provides a detailed and accessible analysis of what has led to the demise of respective Labour governments from Ramsay MacDonald to Gordon Brown. In doing so this volume provides engaging comparisons between Labour governments considering both external and internal factors which includes the importance of themes such as economic performance; political leadership; party unity; policy direction and the condition of the Conservatives in opposition. The result is a powerful and thought-provoking volume that provides a context in which the reader can place the fall of the Labour government under Gordon Brown in 2010. The book is required reading for students and scholars of British Political History and Labour Party History"--, Provided by publisher

Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures and Tables -- 1. Introduction; Timothy Heppell and Kevin Theakston -- 2. The Fall of the First MacDonald Government 1924; Keith Laybourn -- 3. The Fall of the Second MacDonald Government 1931; Chris Wrigley -- 4. The Fall of the Attlee Government 1951; Robert Crowcroft and Kevin Theakston -- 5. The Fall of the Wilson Government 1970; Peter Dorey -- 6. The Fall of the Callaghan Government 1979; John Shepherd -- 7. The Fall of the Brown Government 2010; Timothy Heppell -- 8 Conclusion; Timothy Heppell and Kevin Theakston -- Index