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Fightback!
Labour's Traditional Right in the 1970s and 1980s
Series: Critical Labour Movement Studies
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Fightback!
This book tells the story of how the moderate right in the Labour Party, weakened by defections to the SDP in 1981, successfully regained control of the party and helped it return to electability
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Fightback! tells the story of how the moderate right in the Labour Party, previously overshadowed by the left for a decade and weakened by defections to the SDP in 1981, fought back organisationally to regain control of the party by 1985. This led to the production of a National Executive Committee supportive of Neil Kinnock, ready to expel Militant, introduce One-Member-One-Vote, and return the party to electability.
The book describes the efforts of the Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, Labour Solidarity, Forward Labour, and the all-important but secret St Ermins Group of senior trade unionists, each striving to ensure that the party represented Labour voters and trade union members.
Written by an insider, it draws on extensive interviews with all the key players and provides unique access to private papers and closed archives to explain how the moderates triumphed over the hard left.
Series: Critical Labour Movement Studies
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Fightback! by Dianne Hayter is praised for its authoritative and candid storytelling, capturing an important narrative worth sharing. Nell Kinnock, a key Labour Party figure during the 1980s, commends the book for its insightful recounting of political events.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780719072710
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 September 2005
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 322g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Dianne Hayter is a member of the Labour Party's NEC, former General Secretary of the Fabian Society and former Chief Executive of the European Parliamentary Labour Party
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