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THE LABOUR PARTY
SINCE 1979
When Neil Kinnock took over the leadership of the Labour
Party in 1983, he inherited a divided organisation, saddled with
an array of unpopular left-wing policies. When he resigned in
1992, Labour was a radically different party, tightly organised
and committed to working within the framework of a privately-
owned market economy.
The Labour Party since 1979
tells the story
of Labour’s struggle to survive during the turbulent years in
opposition. The book charts the internal strife of the early
1980s, the transformation of Labour’s structure, strategy and
policies under Kinnock’s leadership, and the Party’s rise to a
position at the brink of power in the run-up to the 1992 election,
at which its hopes were dashed again.
Eric Shaw has provided the first systematic analysis of the
evolution of Labour’s policies, power structure and strategies
during the 1980s and up until the present day. Using new
sources and documents, he looks at how and why the
transformation occurred, examining the pressures and
constraints impeding the modernisation process of the Party, its
shift to the political middle ground and the new professionalism
of Labour’s campaigning and communications strategies.
The book analyses major events in the Party’s evolution such
as the miners’ strike, the fragmentation of the left and the 1987
Policy Review. Shaw argues that the shedding of key social
democratic policies has left Labour bereft of any clear purpose
or direction, and that the strategy of seeking to project a
‘moderate’ and ‘responsible’ image of the Labour Party today is
seriously flawed.
Eric Shaw
is the author of
Discipline and Discord in the Labour Party.
He lectures in the Politics Department of the University of
Stirling.
THE
LABOUR PARTY
SINCE 1979
Crisis and transformation
Eric Shaw
London and New York
First published 1994
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
© 1994 Eric Shaw
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be
reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any
electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or
hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording,
or in any information storage or retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British
Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Shaw, Eric, 1949–
The Labour Party since 1979 : crisis and transformation /
Eric Shaw.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-415-05614-4. – ISBN 0-415-05615-2 (pbk.)
1. Labour Party (Great Britain) – History. 2. Great
Britain – Politics and government – 1979– I. Title.
JN1129.L32S457 1994
324.24107
09
048 – dc20
94–8635
CIP
ISBN 0-415-05614-4 (hbk)
ISBN 0-415-05615-2 (pbk)
ISBN 0-203-21166-9 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-21178-2 (Glassbook Format)
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THE LABOUR PARTY
SINCE 1979
When Neil Kinnock took over the leadership of the Labour
Party in 1983, he inherited a divided organisation, saddled with
an array of unpopular left-wing policies. When he resigned in
1992, Labour was a radically different party, tightly organised
and committed to working within the framework of a privately-
owned market economy.
The Labour Party since 1979
tells the story
of Labour’s struggle to survive during the turbulent years in
opposition. The book charts the internal strife of the early
1980s, the transformation of Labour’s structure, strategy and
policies under Kinnock’s leadership, and the Party’s rise to a
position at the brink of power in the run-up to the 1992 election,
at which its hopes were dashed again.
Eric Shaw has provided the first systematic analysis of the
evolution of Labour’s policies, power structure and strategies
during the 1980s and up until the present day. Using new
sources and documents, he looks at how and why the
transformation occurred, examining the pressures and
constraints impeding the modernisation process of the Party, its
shift to the political middle ground and the new professionalism
of Labour’s campaigning and communications strategies.
The book analyses major events in the Party’s evolution such
as the miners’ strike, the fragmentation of the left and the 1987
Policy Review. Shaw argues that the shedding of key social
democratic policies has left Labour bereft of any clear purpose
or direction, and that the strategy of seeking to project a
‘moderate’ and ‘responsible’ image of the Labour Party today is
seriously flawed.
Eric Shaw
is the author of
Discipline and Discord in the Labour Party.
He lectures in the Politics Department of the University of
Stirling.
THE
LABOUR PARTY
SINCE 1979
Crisis and transformation
Eric Shaw
London and New York
First published 1994
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
© 1994 Eric Shaw
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be
reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any
electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or
hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording,
or in any information storage or retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British
Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Shaw, Eric, 1949–
The Labour Party since 1979 : crisis and transformation /
Eric Shaw.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-415-05614-4. – ISBN 0-415-05615-2 (pbk.)
1. Labour Party (Great Britain) – History. 2. Great
Britain – Politics and government – 1979– I. Title.
JN1129.L32S457 1994
324.24107
09
048 – dc20
94–8635
CIP
ISBN 0-415-05614-4 (hbk)
ISBN 0-415-05615-2 (pbk)
ISBN 0-203-21166-9 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-21178-2 (Glassbook Format)
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′
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