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New Labour and Political Change

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Labour won three general elections and governed for 13 years between 1997 and 2010, the longest period of government in its history. How far Labour succeeded in changing British politics permanently in this period has been much debated. Different approaches to this question are considered, as well as different contexts that are useful in forming an assessment. The impact of new Labour on electoral strategy, new politics and policy agendas, principally domestic, are explored. The impact on electoral strategy is shown to be significant and the Labour's constitutional reforms are a lasting legacy. Labour's attempts to reshape the state and build a strong recovery had a strong impact at the time, but the financial crash and the recession have changed the parameters of the debate, and the initiative on responding to the cuts has been passed to the Coalition.

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Parliamentary Affairs

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Oxfordshire, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press., 2010

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Language

English

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00312290

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Vol. 63, No. 4, October 2010.pp. 639-652

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United Kingdom
Labour
Political change
Electoral strategy

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