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Labour’s Decline and the Social Democrats’ Fall

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Geoffrey Lee Williams

    1. University of Surrey, UK
      The Institute of Economic and Political Studies (INSTEP), Cambridge, UK

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  2. Alan Lee Williams

    1. Toynbee Hall, UK
      Parliament for Hornchurch, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 1-9

  3. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Labour’s Traditional Image: Support for a World Role

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 13-26

    3. Labour and the Defence of the Realm: The Abandonment of Britain’s World Role

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 27-36

    4. The Nature of Labour’s Historic Coalition

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 37-48

    5. The Split

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 49-66

    6. The Triumph of the Left over Defence

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 67-78

  4. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. The British Political Tradition in Crisis

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 81-94

    3. Straws in the Wind: The 1979 Vote of No Confidence

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 95-106

    4. The Birth of the SDP

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 107-128

    5. The Chimera of Electoral Reform

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 129-142

    6. The Beginning of the End

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 143-159

    7. From Alliance to Misalliance?

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 160-170

    8. The Breakup or the Breakout?

      • Geoffrey Lee Williams, Alan Lee Williams
      Pages 171-187

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 189-208
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This book traces the decline of the Labour Party's popularity and the development of the Social Democratic party. The authors have also written "Crisis in European Defence" and "The European Defence Initiative: Europe's Bid for Equality".

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Surrey, UK

    Geoffrey Lee Williams

  • The Institute of Economic and Political Studies (INSTEP), Cambridge, UK

    Geoffrey Lee Williams

  • Toynbee Hall, UK

    Alan Lee Williams

  • Parliament for Hornchurch, UK

    Alan Lee Williams

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