Crossing the Floor - Reg Prentice and the Crisis of British Social Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Geoff Horn teaches Politics at Newcastle University Klappentext This new biography provides an account of the career of Reg Prentice, one of the most controversial figures in modern British political history. He remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period, and his defection was reflective of an important 'sea change' in British politics. Zusammenfassung This new biography provides an account of the career of Reg Prentice! one of the most controversial figures in modern British political history. He remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period! and his defection was reflective of an important 'sea change' in British politics. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction2. Labour moderate3. The rule of law4. Stand up and be counted5. Cabinet Cassandra6. Retribution in Newham 7. Staging a fightback 8. Anti-party man9. Crossing the Rubicon 10. Conservative member 11. Epilogue Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Geoff Horn, Horn Geoff
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.12.2015
• EAN: 9780719099915
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9991-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies