Trade Unions and the Labour Party

First published in 1987. This book considers the Trade Unions-Labour Party relationship. It traces developments over the 1970s and early 1980s, and analyses the debate between those who argue for the Unions to take a more prominent lead within the Party and those who are against this. This title will be of interest to scholars and students of politics and history.

List of contents

List of Abbreviations; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Genesis of the Social Contract 2. Inflation, Sterling and the Social Contract 3. The Inevitability of Divergence 4. Stagnation and Fragmentation, 1979-1983 5. The Politics of New Realism 6. Loose Connections? 7. Voters, Policy and the Unions; Conclusions; Select Bibliography; Index

About the author

Originally from Liverpool, Andrew Taylor now teaches at Nottingham Trent University. He is the author of four collections of poetry from Shearsman Books, and over a dozen with other publishers. He has published a critical volume on Adrian Henri, and is now at work one a monograph on the work of Peter Finch, whose Collected Poems he edited for Seren.

Summary

First published in 1987. This book considers the Trade Unions-Labour Party relationship. It traces developments over the 1970s and early 1980s, and analyses the debate between those who argue for the Unions to take a more prominent lead within the Party and those who are against this. This title will be of interest to scholars and students of politics and history.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Taylor, Andrew (University of Sheffield) Taylor
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2020
• EAN: 9781138325708
• ISBN: 978-1-138-32570-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Labour Movement
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Political Parties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, European History, HISTORY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Political parties and party platforms, Industrialisation and industrial history