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How do leading Labour figures strive to communicate with and
influence the electorate? Why have some proven more successful than
others in advancing their ideological arguments? How do orators
seek to connect with different audiences in different settings such
as parliament, party conference and through the media? This
thoroughly researched and highly readable collection
comprehensively evaluates these questions as well as providing an
extensive interrogation of the political and intellectual
significance of oratory and rhetoric in the post-war Labour Party.
This collection evaluates the oratory and rhetoric of twelve
leading figures from Labour politics: Aneurin Bevan, Hugh
Gaitskell, Harold Wilson, Barbara Castle, James Callaghan, Michael
Foot, Tony Benn, Neil Kinnock, John Smith, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown
and Ed Miliband. Each chapter explores how its subject attempted to
use oratory to advance their agenda within the party and beyond.
Students of British politics, Labour history and communication
studies will find this volume essential reading. -- .
How political parties choose their leaders, and why they choose the
leaders they do, are questions of fundamental importance in
contemporary parliamentary democracies. This book examines
political leadership selection in the two dominant parties in
recent British political history, exploring the criteria and skills
needed by political leaders to be chosen by their parties. While
the Conservative Party's strong record in office owes much to its
ability to project an image of leadership competence and governing
credibility, the Labour Party has struggled with issues of economic
management, leadership ability and ideological splits between
various interpretations of socialism. The authors argue that the
Conservatives tend towards a unifying figure who can lead the Party
to victory, whereas the Labour Party typically choose a leader to
unite the party behind ideological renewal. Exploring the
contemporary political choices of leaders like Boris Johnson and
Jeremy Corbyn, this book offers a timely insight into the
leadership processes of Britain's major political players. -- .
This book examines the statecraft of former UK Prime Minister,
Theresa May as a means of deconstructing her leadership of the
United Kingdom. Alongside the inescapable issue of Brexit that
dominated her Premiership, it takes a wider view of her record in
government by looking at how and why she stood for the leadership
of the Conservative Party; scrutinizes her approach to economic,
social, and foreign policy; interrogates her attitudes towards
Northern Ireland and the DUP; and her longstanding records on race
relations, LGBT+ issues, and feminism, as well as more traditional
concerns such as faith, constitution, and Britishness. This volume
is the first of its kind to adopt such a systematic approach in its
evaluation of May’s leadership.
Jeremy Corbyn proved to be one of Labour's most popular and yet one
of its most divisive leaders amongst the membership. From his
surprise election in 2015, he was characterized as both hero and
villain. A conviction politician, determined to do things his way,
he was leader of the opposition during one of the most fraught and
difficult periods in modern history. And yet, despite opposing a
minority government, Corbyn made little headway in uniting his own
party and translating the country's discontent into ballot success.
In this collection of carefully researched essays, Corbyn's
influence on and legacy for the Labour Party are assessed. Each
chapter focuses on an aspect of his time in office, his approach,
his political thought and policy formation in an attempt to posit
what constitutes "Corbynism". Chapters assess his leadership style,
his attitude towards antisemitism and women in the party, his
controversial foreign policy positions, as well as his views on the
European Union. The essays also engage with a range of wider
debates about populism, identity politics and fandom.
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