Blair's Britain, 1997-2007
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Part I. Politics and Government: 1. The Blair premiership Dennis Kavanagh; 2. Parliament Philip Cowley; 3. Elections and public opinion John Curtice; 4. Local government Tony Travers; 5. Central government Paul Fawcett and R. A. W. Rhodes; 6. The constitution Philip Norton; 7. Media management Raymond Kuhn; 8. Tony Blair as Labour Party leader Richard Heffernan; 9. Social democracy Vernon Bogdanor; Part II. Economics and Finance: 10. The Treasury and economic policy Peter Sinclair; 11. New Labour, new capitalism Robert Taylor; 12. Transport Stephen Glaister; 13. Industrial policy Nicholas Crafts; Part III. Policy Studies: 14. Law and the judiciary Michael Beloff; 15. Crime and penal policy Tim Newburn and Robert Reiner; 16. Immigration Sarah Spencer; 17. Schools Alan Smithers; 18. The health and welfare legacy Nick Bosanquet; 19. Equality and social justice Kitty Stewart; 20. Culture and attitudes Ben Page; 21. Higher education John O'Leary; Part IV. Wider Relations: 22. The national question Iain McLean; 23. Ireland: the Peace Process Frank Millar; 24. Europe Ian Bache and Neill Nugent; 25. Development Richard Manning; 26. Climate change Kunal Khatri; 27. Foreign policy Michael Clarke; 28. Defence Lawrence Freedman; Commentary Timothy Garton Ash; Commentary Philip Stephens; Conclusion: the net Blair effect, 1994–2007 Anthony Seldon.

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The authoritative verdict on the impact of the Blair years on British politics and society.

About the Author

Anthony Seldon is Master Elect of Wellington College and the co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary British History. He is a prominent commentator on British political leadership and the leading authoritative commentator on Tony Blair, having written or edited 5 books on him including The Blair Effect 2001–5 (with Dennis Kavanagh, Cambridge, 2005).

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'A compelling compendium of the Blair years from some of Britain's most authoritative figures' John Kampfner, New Statesman 'The authoritative verdict on the Blair years. Anthony Seldon and his team of experts tell an insightful and illuminating story of politics as policy rather than soap-opera'. Steve Richards, The Independent ' ... a first class resume ...' Sir Simon Jenkins, Sunday Times 'The merit and importance of Blair's Britain 1997-2007 is that it provides an intelligent, expert overview of the decade as a whole, on some 30 topics.' The Guardian 'One of the many merits of Anthony Seldon's edited book, Blair's Britain 1997-2007, is that it does justice to all aspects of the Blair era ... The volume is intended 'to achieve a balanced perspective not only on the man but also his government', and the distinguished team of experts contributing chapters to the book have successfully accomplished this goal.' The Irish Times 'This is a useful ... survey of the state of Britain after ten years of Blair's labour rule.' Morning Star

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