Conclusion: The Death of ‘New’ Labour?

Abstract

The purpose of this conclusion is threefold. First, it will draw together the most significant points raised in the preceeding chapters and thereby make more explicit some of the key underlying assumptions that formed the basis of this attempt to place Labour’s recent progress into historical perspective. The chapter will next analyse the result of the 2001 campaign and consider what it tells us about the nature of ‘New’ Labour’s achievement. It will draw to a close by critically assessing the claim (made by numerous commentators) that some time after 2000 ‘New’ Labour shuffled off this mortal coil.