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Overview"Written by a former press officer and now a political correspondent for the ""Observer"", this is an account of what is really going on in the Labour Party. Andy McSmith describes the transition from a party dominated by the radical left into a social democratic party." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andy McSmithPublisher: Verso Books Imprint: Verso Books Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.805kg ISBN: 9781859849682ISBN 10: 1859849687 Pages: 394 Publication Date: 17 November 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced By: 9781859840931 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsA fascinating insight. * Evening Standard * A gripping account of Labour's journey from a left-dominated party to the 'new Labour' of today. * New Statesman * A witty and insightful portrait gallery of current Labour figures. -- Andrew Rawnsley * Observer * An excellent read ... the most insightful book yet published an Labour's cultural revolution. * Tribune * McSmith's book deserves study for what it says both about Labour's long years of opposition and about the party's startling leap to unprecedented favour. -- Gerald Kaufman * Times Literary Supplement * The real revelation comes from comparing the chapters on Neil Kinnock and Tony Blair. -- Roy Hattersley * The Guardian * You can dip into this book at any point and be surprised and engrossed ... the detail is fascinating. -- John Rentoul * The Independent * A fascinating insight. -- Evening Standard <br><br> A gripping account of Labour's journey from a left-dominated party to the 'new Labour' of today. -- New Statesman <br><br> A witty and insightful portrait gallery of current Labour figures. --Andrew Rawnsley, Observer <br><br> An excellent read ... the most insightful book yet published an Labour's cultural revolution. -- Tribune <br><br> McSmith's book deserves study for what it says both about Labour's long years of opposition and about the party's startling leap to unprecedented favour. --Gerald Kaufman, Times Literary Supplement <br><br> The real revelation comes from comparing the chapters on Neil Kinnock and Tony Blair. --Roy Hattersley, The Guardian <br><br> You can dip into this book at any point and be surprised and engrossed ... the detail is fascinating. --John Rentoul, The Independent Author InformationAndy McSmith is Political Editor of the Independent on Sunday. His previous books include John Smith: Playing the Long Game, Kenneth Clarke: A Political Biography and Faces of Labour. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |