Book Review: Simon Griffiths and Kevin Hickson, British Party Politics and Ideology After New Labour
| DOI | 10.1177/1478929916645497 |
| Author | William Allchorn |
| Date | 01 August 2016 |
| Published date | 01 August 2016 |
| Subject Matter | Book ReviewsBritain and Ireland |
Political Studies Review 14 (3)
became entrenched in Britain. The final two
‘one nation conservative’. Moreover, Part IV
chapters examine the development of on the Liberal Democrats points to the key dif-
Eurosceptic Britain under New Labour and the
ficulties and tensions experienced by the party
Coalition.
in recent years on constitutional reform and
I recommend this book to all those inter-
between ‘yellow’ and ‘orange book’ liberals.
ested in the history and politics of Britain and
The final section of the book looks at ‘cross-
Europe and British Euroscepticism.
cutting issues’ (p. 7), examining the main par-
ties’ ideas regarding public service reform and
Tristan Martin
social justice prior to the Coalition.
(Newcastle University)
In sum, British Party Politics and Ideology
The Author(s) 2016
After New Labour is an accomplished ideologi-
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cal survey that ultimately lives up to its ‘ideol-
DOI: 10.1177/1478929916656547
ogy matters’ mission statement. Some chapters
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delve into slightly tangential areas, but this is
remedied by the innovative ‘response’ sections
British Party Politics and Ideology After
that help to add unparalleled life and vibrancy
New Labour by Simon Griffiths and Kevin
to the book’s pages. Its main audience appears
Hickson. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
to be students and scholars of British party
290pp., £19.99 (p/b), ISBN 9781137516435
politics and political ideology. However, some
chapters could lend themselves to contempo-
British Party Politics and Ideology After New
rary political historians, anthropologists and
Labour is an attempt to analyse the major ideo-
public service reform experts. First published
logical fault lines in British Politics over the
in 2010, British Party Politics and Ideology
past decade-and-a-half. The key aim of the
After New Labour encapsulates the best of
book is to both ‘analyse...
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