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The art of the possible
This volume explores some of the major transitions, opportunities and false dawns of modern British political history. It engages with the scholarly legacy of Professor Duncan Tanner (1958–2010) whose work was focused on the political process and on politics in government. Chronologically its span runs from the first general election to be conducted under the terms of the Third Reform Act through to the 1997 referenda in favour of devolved assemblies in Scotland and Wales. This was the period in which British politicians most obviously addressed a mass, British-wide electorate, seeking national approval for policies and programmes to be enacted on a UK-wide basis. Aimed at scholars and students of modern British history this volume will also interest the general reader who wishes to get to grips with some of the latest thinking about British politics.
Labour's First Century
The Labour Party's centenary is an appropriate moment to evaluate its performance across the twentieth century, and to reflect on why a party which has so many achievements to its credit nonetheless spent so much of the period in opposition. Duncan Tanner, Pat Thane and Nick Tiratsoo have assembled a team of acknowledged experts who cover a wide range of key issues, from economic policy to gender. The editors also provide a lucid, accessible introduction. Labour's First Century covers the most important areas of party policy and practice, always placing these in a broader context. Taken together, these essays challenge those who minimize the party's contribution, whilst they also explain why mistakes and weaknesses have occurred. Everyone interested in British political history - whether supporters or opponents of the Labour Party - will need to read Labour's First Century.
The Art of the Possible
This title explores some of the major transitions, opportunities and false dawns of modern British political history. It engages with the scholarly legacy of Professor Duncan Tanner (1958-2010) whose work was focused on the political process and on politics in government.
Political Change and the Labour Party 1900-1918
Dr Tanner utilises extensive data from the respective party records to examine the nature of the Liberal and Labour parties prior to 1914.
Debating Nationhood and Government in Britain, 1885-1939
'Debating Nationhood and Government in Britain, 1885-1939' provides an in-depth study of the debates over devolution in the four nations of the UK in the period up to 1939.
Building the Labour Party
In the early twentieth century, the Labour Party was a growing political force in Britain. Founded in 1900, as an amalgamation of a number of small socialist groups brought together by the Trade Union Congress, by the 1920s it had overtaken the Liberal Party in terms of general election success. It went on to form its first, albeit minority, governments in 1924 and 1929-1931 under the leadership of Ramsay MacDonald, who became the first ever Labour Prime Minister. This book, by the acclaimed Labour historian, the late Duncan Tanner, looks at the early years of the Labour Party's history, from the 1906 election, in which the Labour Representative Committee won just 29 seats, to the 1929 elect...
Labour Party in Wales 1900-2000
In 2000, the Labour party, which has dominated Welsh political life for much of the past 100 years, celebrates its centenary. This collection of essays highlights ideas on its development and operation within Wales and its impact on Welsh society.
Identity and Politics in Britain
Devolution—the process by which a central government transfers powers to smaller local levels—has become a source of increasing debate in political science circles around the world. The critical essays in Identity and Politics in Britain take on the crucial issue of devolution in the United Kingdom, enhancing academic and popular understanding of this process, highlighting its significance on the evolving British identity, and generating new debates over the history and future of devolved governance.
The Strange Survival of Liberal England
A 2007 examination of the imperatives that have helped to shape political values.
