From New Jerusalem to New Labour: British Prime Ministers from Attlee to Blair

The history of Britain since the Second World War can be written largely in terms of her prime ministers from Clement Attlee to Tony Blair. Indeed, many today think the prime minister an all-powerful, almost presidential figure. Most of the chapters in From New Jerusalem to New Labour have been written by historians personally acquainted with those who rose to the top of the greasy pole.

How did they reach Number 10?

What sort of people were they? What were their aims?

What difference did they really make?

What do their careers tell us about the impact of personality on politics?

Accessible and stimulating, these chapters shine a powerful light on the direction of postwar politics.