Overview

This book analyses the last 30 years of Scottish Labour, from the arrival of Thatcherism in 1979 right up to the SNP gaining a majority in the Scottish Parliament in 2011. Drawing on extensive research, the book addresses a range of themes including the policy and programme of Labour in office at Holyrood (focusing on the key policy areas of education and healthcare), and on the internal politics, organisation and electoral strategy of the party.

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Author:   Gerry Hassan ,  Eric Shaw
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.692kg
ISBN:  

9780748640010

ISBN 10:   0748640010
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   19 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Strange Death of Labour Scotland; 2. Was There A 'Labour Scotland'?; 3. The Distinctiveness of Scottish Labour?; 4. The Challenge of Thatcherism; 5. The Internal Politics of Scottish Labour and the Emergence of New Labour; 6. Labour and the Establishment of the Scottish Parliament; 7. Scottish Labour: The Party on the Ground; 8. Labour and the Scottish Electorate; 9. The Shock of the New: The SNP Wins Office; 10. Conclusion: The Paradoxes of Scottish Labour and its Future.

Reviews

Gerry Hassan and Eric Shaw have produced a fact-rich, reference-rich work, 'The Strange Death of Labour Scotland', which illuminates contemporary Scottish politics. --Alex Wood Edinburgh Review This book ... is comprehensive and authoritative, and the authors are to be congratulated for writing the first major study of the Scottish Labour Party. Trying to research Labour's internal organisation is like trying to penetrate a Colombian drug cartel - it's not for the faint-hearted. Gerry Hassan and Eric Shaw have done an excellent job of elucidating and recording the processes that led to Scottish Labour's downfall. --Iain MacWhirter The Sunday Herald This book reminds its readers of the scale and significance of Labour's contribution to Scottish life over recent decades. --New Statesman Douglas Alexander, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Labour MP for Paisley & Renfrewshire South

This book reminds its readers of the scale and significance of Labour's contribution to Scottish life over recent decades. --New Statesman Douglas Alexander, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Labour MP for Paisley & Renfrewshire South This book ... is comprehensive and authoritative, and the authors are to be congratulated for writing the first major study of the Scottish Labour Party. Trying to research Labour's internal organisation is like trying to penetrate a Colombian drug cartel - it's not for the faint-hearted. Gerry Hassan and Eric Shaw have done an excellent job of elucidating and recording the processes that led to Scottish Labour's downfall. --Iain MacWhirter The Sunday Herald Gerry Hassan and Eric Shaw have produced a fact-rich, reference-rich work, 'The Strange Death of Labour Scotland', which illuminates contemporary Scottish politics. --Alex Wood Edinburgh Review

"Gerry Hassan and Eric Shaw have produced a fact-rich, reference-rich work, 'The Strange Death of Labour Scotland', which illuminates contemporary Scottish politics. --Alex Wood ""Edinburgh Review"" This book ... is comprehensive and authoritative, and the authors are to be congratulated for writing the first major study of the Scottish Labour Party. Trying to research Labour's internal organisation is like trying to penetrate a Colombian drug cartel - it's not for the faint-hearted. Gerry Hassan and Eric Shaw have done an excellent job of elucidating and recording the processes that led to Scottish Labour's downfall. --Iain MacWhirter ""The Sunday Herald"" This book reminds its readers of the scale and significance of Labour's contribution to Scottish life over recent decades. --New Statesman ""Douglas Alexander, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Labour MP for Paisley & Renfrewshire South"""

Author Information

Gerry Hassan is a writer, researcher and broadcaster on Scottish and UK politics and policy, and co-author of The Political Guide to Modern Scotland: People, Places and Power (Politico's 2004). Eric Shaw is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Stirling. He is author of Losing Labour's Soul (Routledge, 2007) and Discipline and Discord in the Labour Party (Manchester University Press, 1988).

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