Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph:
'Deserves to be measured by the same standards as the Oxford
Companion [to 20th Century British Politics]. It is no less informative,
and in some ways more objective.'
Companion [to 20th Century British Politics]. It is no less informative,
and in some ways more objective.'
The Guardian:
'Looks set to be a modern classic.'
Professor Ben Pimlott, Political Studies Review
'This excellent and meticulous volume largely justifies the
publisher's boast to be "the most authoritative and accessible work of
its kind ever to have been published.'
publisher's boast to be "the most authoritative and accessible work of
its kind ever to have been published.'
Professor Robert Pearce, History Review:
'Compulsive reading... a book of inestimable value.'
Book Description
An incomparable volume of pen portraits by leading political academics, journalists and politicians. The Dictionary of Labour Biography describes not only more than 300 leading political lights from the founding fathers of the Labour Party to the luminaries of New Labour, but many others who have played their part in shaping the labour movement in Britain - trade unionists, organisers, economists and thinkers.
Contributors include: Gordon Brown, Andrew Marr, Peter Mandelson, Brian Brivati, Kenneth O Morgan, Paul Routledge, Denis MacShane and many others.
From the Back Cover
'To call up these names from the past is to remind ourselves
that Labour was more than a political party. Moral force and faith in the
rank of hostility and contempt gave strength to its leaders and to the rank
and file. Labour grew out of the hardships and injustices suffered by our
people and it was deep conviction and organisation which enabled them to
triumph over their struggles and trials and win social justice. It is their
legacy on which Tony Blair builds today in a very different society.' From
the foreword by James Callaghan
that Labour was more than a political party. Moral force and faith in the
rank of hostility and contempt gave strength to its leaders and to the rank
and file. Labour grew out of the hardships and injustices suffered by our
people and it was deep conviction and organisation which enabled them to
triumph over their struggles and trials and win social justice. It is their
legacy on which Tony Blair builds today in a very different society.' From
the foreword by James Callaghan
About the Author
Greg Rosen is Vice-Chair of the Fabian Society and a political
columnist for the Scotsman newspaper. His other publications include a new
history of the Labour Party: Old Labour to New (Politico's Publishing,
2005).
columnist for the Scotsman newspaper. His other publications include a new
history of the Labour Party: Old Labour to New (Politico's Publishing,
2005).
A former government policy adviser, from 1999 until 2003 he worked for what
is now the UK's largest trade union. He is chair of the Labour History
Group and was an adviser to the Labour party on the 2006 centenary
commemoration.
