Keir Starmer and the Politics of Caution

Rohan McWilliam is Professor of Modern British History and Co-Director of the Labour History Research Unit at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. He has written extensively on the history of radicalism from the 19th century onwards and is the editor of (with Jonathan Davis), Labour and the Left in the 1980s (2017). He writes regularly on politics for The Conversation and other publications and has commented on current affairs for, amongst other outlets, The Observer and Times Radio.

• Preface1. Starmer: Governing in Hard Times Rohan McWlliam (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)Part 1 - Is there an Ideology of Starmerism?2. On the Ideology of Starmerism Jovan Owusu-Nepaul (Social Enterprise, UK)3. Keir Starmer and the Social Democratic Tradition Kevin Hickson (University of Liverpool, UK)4. Blue on Red: Starmer and Labour’s Conservativism in Context Jasper Miles (University of Nottingham, UK) and Danny Rye (Liverpool Hope University, UK)5. Starmer and New Labour: Full Circle? Eric Shaw (University of Stirling, UK)6. ‘A Kodak Party in an Instagram world’: Starmer’s Rhetorical Performance and Digital Political Culture Alan Finlayson (University of East Anglia, UK)Part 2 - Domestic Policy7. Public Services under the Starmer Government: The Reversal or Revival of New Public Management? Patrick Diamond (Queen Mary University of London, UK)8. The Chimera of Economic Growth Adrian Williamson (University of Cambridge, UK and University College London, UK)9. ‘Say Their Names’: Jess Phillips and Labour’s Record on Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Starmer’s First Year Maroula Joannou (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)10. Labour and Immigration: One Year On Jonathan Portes (King’s College London, UK)11. The Starmer Government and the Scottish Question Malcolm Petrie (University of St Andrews, UK)Part 3 - Foreign Affairs 12. Brexit and Labour's Political Economy Richard Johnson (Queen Mary University of London, UK)13. Russia: Labour's Perennial Problem Jonathan Davis (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)14. A Hollow Gesture Foreign Policy: Why Labour’s Ukraine and Russia Policies Do Not Add Up James Pearce (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)15. Trump Martin Farr (Newcastle University, UK)Part 4 - Labour Party Matters16. Labour Members: Who They Are, What They Think, and What They Do Tim Bale (Queen Mary University of London, UK) with Paul Webb and Stavroula Chrona (both University of Sussex, UK)17. The Co-Operative Party and Labour in Government Tony Taylor (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)18. Local Government and Metro Mayors Neil Pye (University of Liverpool, UK)Index