This is a collection of Clement Attlee's writings - brought
together by Frank Field MP - that comment on political leadership
today. In 1946, Clement Attlee came to power as Labour Prime
Minister with a huge landslide majority. Under his leadership some
of the greatest reforms were initiated, not least the founding of
the National Health Service. Attlee had a firm vision of a more
just and equitable society, which the nation wanted. This firm
vision is something that Frank Field believes is now absent from
politics - the recent fiasco of the 10p tax reform is just one
example.In retirement Clement Attlee wrote a masterly series of
profiles of his great contemporaries, many published at the time in
The Observer. They are of extraordinary historical interest and
command an audience in their own right. But to Field they epitomize
the intellect and humanity of a hero of 20th Century politics, a
man with qualities so profoundly lacking among current political
leaders. The book thus has a real purpose. New Labour has lost the
plot and lacks a coherent vision for the well being of modern men
and women. In a brilliant and controversial introduction, Frank
Field argues his case convincingly. There is an afterword by
Professor Peter Hennessy that goes on to show the importance of
Attlee in full historical perspective.
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