How Labour Governments Fall: From Ramsay MacDonald to Gordon Brown

By Timothy Heppell

Book Overview

What similarities exist between the reasons for Labour losing office in 2010 and those behind why previous Labour governments were defeated? This edited volume provides a detailed historical appraisal which considers the importance of themes such as economic performance; political leadership and the condition of the Conservatives in opposition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230361803
• ISBN13: 9780230361805
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"