Book Categories

Description of Labour Party Plc

British politics used to be a straightforward affair. The Tories were the bosses' party, while Labour represented the working class. However, Tony Blair has transformed the relationship between Labour and the private sector to the point where Labour now claims to be the natural party of business. This new friendship has been cemented through a series of huge donations to Labour, from top business people and leading companies. Such generosity has been reciprocated with a string of peerages for prominent benefactors. Corporate supporters - including multinationals with questionable track records on union recognition, human rights and the environment - have reaped the rewards of lucrative privatization contracts. Labour's natural supporters are increasingly disaffected. Meanwhile, a huge swathe of the electorate can't see any real difference between the major parties and simply don't bother to vote. This text offers an examination of what has been the defining phenomenon of British politics in the 1990s and start of the 2000s. It includes a comprehensive list of all Labour Party donations, and examines how the donors have benefited from having New Labour in office.

Title Information

ISBN:

9781840186000

Pages:

224 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

25867

Publisher:

Mainstream Publishing

Published:

23/09/2002

Edition:

New title Edition

Write a review of this book

Customer Reviews from Amazon

About David Osler

David Osler is an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in numerous publications including The Guardian,The Daily Express, Journalist and Tribune. He is the industrial correspondent for Lloyd's List and was the 2001 Transport Journalist of the Year. This is his first book.

Your recently viewed titles