British Party Politics and Ideology after New Labour

British Party Politics And Ideology After New Labour Provides The Most Comprehensive Analysis Of Contemporary Party Political Ideology In Britain To Date, With Chapters Written By Distinguished Authors. It Begins By Debating The Blair Legacy And Asks If There Was A Decisive Ideological Shift Away From Thatcherism Following The Landslide Election Victory In 1997. It Then Goes On To Examine The Major Ideological Controversies In The Three Main Parties. The Idea Of The Third Way Is Evaluated And Current Concerns With Equality And National Identity Are Discussed In Relation To The Labour Party. An Assessment Of David Cameron's Modernization Project Is Conducted In The Section On The Conservatives. Recent Debates On Constitutional Reform And The Proper Relationship Between The Market And The State Are Considered In The Section On The Liberal Democrats. Finally The Book Discusses A Number Of Broader Issues Including The Future Of Public Services And The Role Of Social Justice In The Decades Ahead. Section I: Did Blair Advance Social Democracy? / A. Finlayson, D. Kavanagh And J. Tonge -- Section Ii. Labour After Blair. Assessing The Impact Of The Third Way / J. Atkins ; What Makes Progressive Ideology?: Lessons From The Third Way ; W. Leggett ; Response To Atkins And Leggett / T. Giddens ; New Labour, New Liberalism And Revisionism's Second Wave / S. Griffiths ; Response To Griffiths / R. Hattersley ; Gordon Brown, 'britishness' And The Negation Of England / S. Lee ; Response To Lee / A. Aughey -- Setion Iii: The Conservatives Under Cameron. Built On Sand? Ideology And Conservative Modernization Under David Cameron / M. Garnett ; Cameron, Modernization And Conservative Britain / P. Lynch ; Response To Garnett And Lynch / A. Gamble ; Mutualism And The Reinvention Of Civil Society: A Conservative Agenda? / C. Ellis ; Response To Ellis / D. Willetts -- Section Iv: Where Now For The Liberal Democrats?. Icarus Turns Back: Liberal Democrat Constitutional Policy / M. Cole ; The Liberal Democrats And The Role Of The State / D. Brack ; Response To Cole And Brack / A. Beith -- Section V: Cross Party Debates. Reforming Public Services: The Views Of The Main Parties / R. Prabhakar ; Response To Prabhakar / N. Thompson ; The Continuing Relevance Of Social Justice / R. Plant ; Response To Plant / D. Willetts. Edited By Simon Griffiths, Kevin Hickson. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 228-260) And Index.