Britain at the Polls 2001 provides an analytical account of Tony Blair's first term, including a detailed description of the changes in the British political system since 1997. It explains New Labour's success in winning a second term and describes the Blair government's relations with the Labour Party itself, the Liberal Democrat Party and, not least, the British mass media. It reflects on the plight of - and the options open to - the post-Thatcher Conservative Party and concludes with an analysis of the outlook for British politics in an era now dominated by New Labour under Tony Blair.
Britain at the Polls 2001 provides an analytical account of Tony Blair's first term, including a detailed description of the changes in the British political system since 1997. It explains New Labour's success in winning a second term and describes the Blair government's relations with the Labour Party itself, the Liberal Democrat Party and, not least, the British mass media. It reflects on the plight of - and the options open to - the post-Thatcher Conservative Party and concludes with an analysis of the outlook for British politics in an era now dominated by New Labour under Tony Blair.