The rhetoric of 'New Labour' has captured the centre ground of
British politics and now frames the policy making agenda of all
mainstream political parties. In linking this rhetoric to the
impact of key New Labour policies on everyday life, this
interdisciplinary and original book provides a timely focus on the
language of contemporary political debate that assesses its
practical effects and potential limitations. The chapters are
written by specialist contributors from linguistics, law,
education, health, sociology and politics who examine the ways in
which the New Labour discourse of social justice has played out in
their policy area. Many draw on original empirical research,
including interviews, and the book's combination of micro and macro
level analyses supports incisive and original thinking 'outside the
box' of orthodox political thought. The contributors differ in
their assessment of New Labour policies. Taken together, however,
their chapters reveal serious problems with New Labour's rhetoric
of social justice and its associated language of citizen workers,
choice, opportunity, responsibility and empowerment. -- .
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