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Parliamentary Affairs Advance Access published online on March 5, 2007
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New Labour Beyond Blair

Stuart McAnulla

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.


   Blair versus New Labour
 
IN September 2006 Tony Blair delivered his last speech as leader to the Labour Party conference. Because his premiership draws to a close attempts to evaluate his ten years in office have now begun in earnest. Moreover, the future direction of the Labour party is now being openly debated in a way unknown since the early 1990s. As such, now is probably as opportune a moment as any to discuss academic critiques of New Labour. I thank Mark Bevir for his reply and would like to comment first on what he terms the ‘tired’ phase of New Labour.

Bevir argues that since around 2003, New Labour entered a ‘tired’ phase, engulfed by widespread criticism, disasters and divisions.1 During this time, much good-will towards the party has been expended with some commentators speaking of wasted opportunities. Bevir cites a range of issues that have created problems since 2003, including foreign policy. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Putting structures in their place
 

   Conclusion: a third way
 

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