Blair's Britain, 1997–2007

by Edited by Anthony Seldon

• ISBN13: 9780521709460
• ISBN10: 0521709466
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-10
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Tony Blair has dominated British political life for more than a decade. Like Margaret Thatcher before him, he has changed the terms of political debate and provoked as much condemnation as admiration. At the end of his era in power, this book presents a wide-ranging overview of the achievements and failures of the Blair governments. Bringing together Britain's most eminent academics and commentators on British politics and society, it examines the effect of the Prime Minister and his administration on the machinery of government, economic and social policy and foreign relations. Combining serious scholarship with clarity and accessibility, this book represents the authoritative verdict on the impact of the Blair years on British politics and society.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xvii
Politics and government
The Blair premiership	p. 3
Parliament	p. 16
Elections and public opinion	p. 35
Local government	p. 54
Central government	p. 79
The Constitution	p. 104
Media management	p. 123
Tony Blair as Labour Party leader	p. 143
Social democracy	p. 164
Economics and finance
The Treasury and economic policy	p. 185
New Labour, new capitalism	p. 214
Transport	p. 241
Industrial policy	p. 273
Policy studies
Law and the judiciary	p. 291
Crime and penal policy	p. 318
Immigration	p. 341
Schools	p. 361
The health and welfare legacy	p. 385
Equality and social justice	p. 408
Culture and attitudes	p. 436
Higher education	p. 468
Wider relations
The national question	p. 487
Ireland: the Peace Process	p. 509
Europe	p. 529
Development	p. 551
Climate change	p. 572
Foreign policy	p. 593
Defence	p. 615
Commentary	p. 633
Commentary	p. 639
Conclusion: The net Blair effect, 1994-2007	p. 645
Bibliography	p. 651
Index	p. 666
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