- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company; illustrated edition edition (25 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316848719
- ISBN-13: 978-0316848718
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 16 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 365,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Neil Kinnock became Labour's leader in 1983, the party was at its lowest ebb since the war. Internal wrangling, problems of presentation and personality, as well as a formidable foe in Margaret Thatcher, conspired to keep Labour out of office for another 14 years. In that time, however, the party was transformed, and the changes began under Neil Kinnock. Much maligned for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in 1992, Neil Kinnock's reputation is regarded by many as ripe for rehabilitation. Modernizers from Blair himself to Philip Gould have paid tribute to his vital role in vanquishing the "loony left" and moving the party to the centre ground, and Kinnock's post-Labour career at the European Commission, where he is currently Vice-President, has won him new respect and made him a key player as Europe moves towards monetary union.
About the Author
Martin Westlake is a senior European civil servant and an accomplished academic author. He is currently head of the Unit for Institutional Relations in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Information, Communication, Culture and Audio-Visual Media.
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Martin Westlake is a meticulous researcher. Anything you ever wished to know and a lot of stuff you never dreamed about wishing to know are covered in this lengthy volume about the great Welshman who never quite made it to the top. Curiously his time in Brussels as a two term Commissioner gets much lets attention and space than the minutiae of Welsh labour politics in the 1970es... Lots of detail for very patient readers.
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Sorry to be a pedant, but Kinnock only lost 2 general elections, 1987 (Thatcher) and 1992 (Major - Gawd help us).
A great man who saved the Labour Party from itself and the Tories.
A great man who saved the Labour Party from itself and the Tories.
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