Impact of New Labour

PATRICK AINLEY Reader in Learning Policy, University of GreenwichHUGH ATKINSON Principal Lecturer and Head of Politics, South Bank UniversityPETER DOREY Lecturer in Politics, Cardiff UniversityMARK EVANS Lecturer in Politics, University of YorkCOLIN HAY Lecturer in Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of BirminghamMARK HAYES Senior Lecturer in Politics, Southampton Institute of Higher EducationRICHARD HEFFERNAN Research Associate, Department of Government, London School of EconomicsRUSSELL HOLDEN Senior Lecturer in European Studies, University of Wales Institute, CardiffPETER JOHN Lecturer in Politics, University of SouthamptonPAUL NORRIS Senior Lecturer in Politics, Southampton Institute of Higher EducationSARAH PERRIGO Lecturer, Department of Peace Studies, University of BradfordKEVIN THEAKSTON Reader in Government, University of LeedsMATTHEW WATSON Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of BirminghamALAN WILKINSON Anglican priest, Diocesan Theologian, Portsmouth Cathedral

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction; G.R.Taylor PART 1: PARTY Power in the Party ; G.R.Taylor New Labour and the Rejection of Stakeholder Capitalism; P.Norris New Labour and Christian Socialism; A.Wilkinson Media Management: Labour's Political Communications Strategy; R.Heffernan PART II: STATE The Constitution under New Labour; M.Evans New Labour and the End of the Welfare State?; P.Ainley Labour and the Civil Service; K.Theakston New Labour and the Decentralization of Power; P.John New Labour, New Local Government?; H.Atkinson PART III: POLICY Labour's Economic Policy: Studiously Courting Competence; C.Hay & M.Watson Women, Gender and New Labour; S.Perrigo New Labour's European Challenge; R.Holden The Blairite Betrayal: New Labour and the Trade Unions; P.Dorey New Labour and Northern Ireland; M.Hayes Conclusion; G.R.Taylor Bibliography