JIM BULLER Lecturer in Politics, University of York, UKPHILIP COWLEYSTEPHEN DRIVER Principal Lecturer in Social Science, Roehampton University, UKMARK EVANS Professor of Politics, University of York, UKLORD GIDDENS Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics, UKDAVID LONSDALE Lecturer in Strategic Studies, University of Hull, UKMAURICE MULLARD Reader in Social and Public Policy, University of Hull, UKLORD NORTON OF LOUTH LORD PLANT Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy, King's College, London, UKERIC SHAW Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Stirling, UKMARK STUARTRAYMOND SWARAY

'...all of the subjects are thoroughly covered and rigorously examined...' - Peter MacMahon, Tribune '...the best study of our government so far...' - Austin Mitchell, House Magazine '...this unfolding of the New Labour story provides a lucid hsitory of recent events.' - PublicService 'The Centre for British Politics at Hull has become one of the leading centres for the study of British politics.' - Andrew Gamble, University of Cambridge, UK

• Foreword; A.Giddens Introductory Preface; M.Beech New Labour and the Politics of Dominance; M.Beech The British Model of Political Economy; S.Lee New Labour and Public Expenditure; M.Mullard& R.Swaray New Labour and Social Policy; S.Driver New Labour and the Rise of the New Constitutionalism; M.Evans Tony Blair and the Office of Prime Minister; P.Norton A Rebellious Decade; P.Cowley& M.Stuart New Labour and the Unions: The Death of Tigmoo?; E.Shaw New Labour and the European Union; J.Buller Blair's Liberal Interventionism; R.Plant Blair's Record on Defence: A Strategic Analysis; D.Lonsdale Conclusion; S.Lee