Labour Party since 1945

What caused the ''strange death of Labour Britain''? Why did the party that swept to power in 1945 - and governed for half of the next twenty five years - falter so badly in the 1970''s and 1980''s? Here the author weighs up the conflicting arguments, and also takes a broader look at the interaction of policy, ideology and organisation in Labour''s history. By drawing together these themes, Dr Jeffreys provides a wide-ranging introductory study: the first historical overview of the Labour party to cover the whole period between the eras of Clement Attlee and John Smith.