Labour Party

On 27 February 1900, the Labour Representation Committee was formed to campaign for the election of working class representatives to parliament. One hundred years on Labour is in government with an overwhelming majority. This book is a unique opportunity both to celebrate and assess critically the Labour Party's role in shaping events of the twentieth century. It brings together academics from a variety of disciplines to examine the history of the Party's development. Each chapter includes contributions in the form of commentary and analysis from former Labour leaders, cabinet ministers and backbench MPs. Contributors include: Michael Foot, Denis Healey, David Owen, Keith Laybourn, Robert Taylor, Steve Ludlam, Nick Ellison, Clare Short and Austin Mitchell, among others.

'...deserve a prominent place among other recent accounts of the Labour Party's development.' - Albion

TIM BALE Lecturer in Politics, Victoria University, WellingtonLEWIS BASTON Senior Research Fellow, Kingston UniversityJOHN BIFFIN Former Conservative Cabinet MinisterANDREW CHADWICK Lecturer in Politics, University of the West of EnglandCHRISTINE COLLETTE Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill CollegeANGELA EAGLE Labour MP for WallaseyNICK ELLISON Lecturer in Sociology, University of DurhamMICHAEL FOOT Leader of the Labour Party, 1980-83DENIS HEALEY Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, 1980-83KEVIN JEFFREY Reader in History, University of PlymouthTUDOR JONES Senior Lecturer in Politics, Coventry UniversityDAN KEOHANE Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Keele UniversityKEITH LAYBOURN Department of History, Huddersfield UniversitySTEVE LUDLAM Lecturer in Politics, University of SheffieldAUSTIN MITCHELL Labour MP for GrimsbyDAVID OWEN Leader of the SDP, 1983-90ERIC SHAW Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of StirlingCLAIRE SHORT Secretary of State for International DevelopmentMARTIN J. SMITH Department of Politics, University of SheffieldROBERT TAYLOR Employment Editor, Financial Times