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Parliamentary Affairs Advance Access originally published online on March 5, 2007
Parliamentary Affairs 2007 60(2):332-340; doi:10.1093/pa/gsm008
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New Labour in Time

Mark Bevir1

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TONY Blair looks tired. He no longer has the young optimistic appearance he did as the incoming Prime Minister in 1997. We all age, of course. But Blair seems scarred by the cares of office. He often has a thin, pinched look, as if it has all been too much, especially when he is troubled or attacked. He has an aura of disappointment. Several observers talk of unfulfilled promise. I do not say all this in criticism: although I disagree with many of Blair's policies, I retain considerable admiration for that man and for his achievements. I say it, rather, because in these respects, as in so many others, Blair is emblematic of New Labour. Over time, New Labour too has come to seem tired, disappointed and unfulfilled.

I am grateful to Stuart McAnulla for providing me with an opportunity to discuss the changing nature of New Labour, and to . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   On New Labour—once more
 

   On evidence (and positivism)
 

   On structures (and institutions)
 

   On history (and humanism)
 

   Conclusion
 

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