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Labour's Revival: The Modernisers' Manifesto First Edition
Author(s): Paul Richards (Author)
- Publisher: Biteback Publishing
- Publication Date: 27 Sept. 2010
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1849540241
- ISBN-13: 9781849540247
Book Description
Labour’s Revival offers the Labour Party a path to power following a general election when its coalition of support will likely have been fractured and their traditional voters will have deserted them in their tens of thousands. The author analyses Labour’s strategic errors and the debilitating bumps in the road – the 10p tax rate row, the disastrous battle over 42-day detention, the plots against Gordon Brown’s leadership, poor local and European election results and perceived policy U-turns. Paul Richards outlines the task ahead for Labour. By calling on Labour to adopt a new agenda on public service reform, local ownership and control, a green economy and a renewed democracy, Labour’s Revival offers a practical path for modernisers to follow in the tough months ahead. As Labour searches its soul, and debates its future, Labour’s Revival provides a wake-up call for anyone who wants to see Labour come back as a serious party of government.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A pointer to internal battles still to come… –Chartist Magazine
About the Author
Paul Richards is a founder and columnist for Progress magazine, the Labour modernisers’ magazine. As a Labour parliamentary candidate, adviser to two canbinet ministers, chair of the Fabian Society, and prolific writer and pamphleteer, Paul Richards has been atr the heart of the Labour Party for over 20 years. He is editor of Tony Blair In His Own Words, and author of How to Win an Election and Be Your Own Spin Doctor.
