D. Coates 
Prolonged Labour 
The Slow Birth of New Labour in Britain

Prolonged Labour is a comprehensive, scholarly and balanced account of New Labour’s domestic policies in its first two terms in office. It mobilizes ministerial speeches, elite interviews and policy documents, plus the best available, contemporary scholarship and political journalism, to build an accurate and full account of New Labour in power. It then subjects that record to systematic and sympathetic evaluation. Prolonged Labour is an invaluable guide to Government performance since 1997, and as such an essential tool for students and voters alike.

Table of Content

Acknowledgements PART I: THE PROMISE The Legacy The Instrument The Moment of Power PART II: THE PERFORMANCE The Pursuit of Economic Dynamism Seeking the Balance Between Fairness and Efficiency Campaigning in Poetry, Governing in Prose The Politics of Social Inclusion PART III: SETTING PROMISE AGAINST PERFORMANCE Looking Back: The Auditing New Labour Looking Forward: Unfinished Agendas and New Models

About the author

DAVID COATES is Worrel Professor of Anglo-American studies at Wake Forest University, USA. He was previously Professor and Director of the International Centre for Labour Studies at the University of Manchester. His books include
Blair’s War,
Paving the Third Way: The Critique of Parliamentary Socialism and
New Labour Into Power.