The rise and fall of the labour left

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THE RISE AND FALL OFTHE LABOUR LEFT Patrick Seyd
The Labour Left has had an almost continuous presence within the Party as a 'socialist gadfly', arguing and campaigning for a distinct set of political commitments. The periods In which its Influence has been sufflclentto set Labour's policy agenda have, however, been few.
From a politically weak position In the 1960s the Left emerged as a
powerful force within the Party in the early 1980s as a result of widespread disillusionment with the achievements of the Wilson and Callaghan administrations. Its forward march gave rise to the bitter intra-party factional arguments and the defection of a significant number of Labour MPs - instrumental In the Labour Party's disastrous election defeat In June 1983. Following Neil KInnock's election as Labour leader, the Left has divided and Its forces have realigned.
In this Important and timely new book, Patrick Seyd provides the first comprehensive study of the Labour Left. Who are they?... Tovább

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THE RISE AND FALL OFTHE LABOUR LEFT Patrick Seyd
The Labour Left has had an almost continuous presence within the Party as a 'socialist gadfly', arguing and campaigning for a distinct set of political commitments. The periods In which its Influence has been sufflclentto set Labour's policy agenda have, however, been few.
From a politically weak position In the 1960s the Left emerged as a
powerful force within the Party in the early 1980s as a result of widespread disillusionment with the achievements of the Wilson and Callaghan administrations. Its forward march gave rise to the bitter intra-party factional arguments and the defection of a significant number of Labour MPs - instrumental In the Labour Party's disastrous election defeat In June 1983. Following Neil KInnock's election as Labour leader, the Left has divided and Its forces have realigned.
In this Important and timely new book, Patrick Seyd provides the first comprehensive study of the Labour Left. Who are they? What are their demands? How and why did their strength Increase in the late 1970s and early 1980s? What has been their impact on Labour's politics at
national and local level? Why has the Left been so marginalised underthe KInnock leadership? Can it remain a powerful force within the Labour Party? And what are the prospects of winning electoral support for Left policies?
Patrick Seyd lectures In British politics at Sheffield University. He Is a founder-member of the Editorial Advisory Panel of the Labour Party journal New Socialist. Vissza