"Left For Dead?" by Lewis Goodall invites readers to take a journey through the complex history and turbulent times of the Labour party, focusing on its remarkable transition from stagnation into reemergence after the shock experience of losing not one, but two general elections in a row.
Lewis Goodall explains how left-wing parties in Britain were marginalized following the collapse of New Labour in the late 90s, leaving them fighting for every scrap of attention. He traces the gradual rise of Jeremy Corbyn as an alternative candidate, one with a distinctly populist claim to credibility among disillusioned voters. And, largely against the predictions of some analysts, Goodall catalogues how Corbyn's long leap between the backbenches and the frontlines ultimately pushed the party back on track with a victory at the polls in 2015.
Using personal testimony, detailed interviews from all the major figures in Labour politics, and entertaining anecdotes, Goodall guides readers through the choices and challenges faced by some of these figures, including Tony Blair and Ed Miliband. While seemingly bemoaning the political upheaval and setbacks caused by a recent quagmire, the author also encourages readers to take heart and learn about the new direction the Labour movement is traveling towards. This rich and insightful analysis may come along as a call to action for those seeking a better future for our nation.
Lewis Goodall takes a radical new look at the fall and resurgence of Britain's longest-running political party, New Labour. From its collapse in 1983 to its prophesied imminent demise after 2025, Goodall uncovers the failings of those who led New Labour and the surprising triumph of Jeremy Corbyn and his modern institutional-socialist policies.
Электронная Книга «Left for Dead?: The Strange Death and Rebirth of the Labour Party» написана автором Lewis Goodall в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780008226701
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A timely and provocative account of the fall of New Labour, the rise of Corbyn, and what it means for the left in Britain.‘Lewis Goodall is one of the most exciting voices in British politics right now’ Emily Maitlis‘Hugely illuminating, thought-provoking and moving in its seriousness and optimism’ Lord Andrew AdonisIn the 21st Century the Labour Party has undergone the most extraordinary transformation in its history. After more than a decade of political dominance, the party lost two consecutive general elections and found its leadership usurped by the obscure far-left MP Jeremy Corbyn. As Britain voted to leave the EU, Labour seemed destined for long term irrelevance.But then it all changed. Far from being the death of the party as many had predicted, at one fell stroke the general election of 2017 heralded its strange and unexpected rebirth. Against all the odds, Corbyn became the first Labour leader since 1997 to gain the party seats, and was simultaneously hailed as the saviour of the British Left and a harbinger of doom for its New Labour elite.In Left for Dead? journalist Lewis Goodall tells the full story of this political revolution with unprecedented access to all its key players, from Blair to Corbyn. Weaving together personal memoir, exclusive interviews, juicy gossip and incisive critique, he travels from the streets of his childhood in the shadow of the Birmingham Rover factory to the corridors of power in Westminster, tracing the journey of the party from the twilight of the ‘Third Way’ to the tumult of the financial crisis to the ravages of Brexit and Corbynism.Because one thing is for certain – while the left in Britain might not be dead, the traditional social democratic centre-left which we have known since the war is barely twitching in the road. But what has replaced it? Where has it come from? And what does it mean for the long-term future of the Labour Party?
