New Labour and Thatcherism: Political Change in Britain

An understanding of New Labor must take into account the profound influence exerted on contemporary British politics by the politics of Thatcherism. In presenting a framework for understanding political and party change this book explains why the socio-economic program of the Blair government is structured within a neo-liberal paradigm, and explores how in rejecting its collectivist, Old Labor past, New Labor has moved dramatically away from its social democratic traditions.

Author Biography: Richard Heffernan is Lecturer in Government and Politics at the Open University, UK.