Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Introduction: The Strange Death of ‘Labour Scotland’ 1
6. Part One. The Context of Scottish Labour: The Opposition Years
7. 2. Fighting for What Really Matters: The Politics of Scottish Labour 1979–87 21
8. 3. ‘What Do You Do When Democracy Fails You?’ – ‘The Scottish Dimension’ and Thatcherism 43
9. 4. Northern Discomfort: Scottish Labour, New Labour and the Coming of Blair 63
10. Part Two. The Context of Scottish Labour: Devolution Days
11. 5. The High Tide of New Labour, New Scotland 81
12. 6. Scottish Labour and ‘the Early Days of a Better Nation’ 96
13. 7. The Politics of Stability and the Slow Demise of New Labour 109
14. 8. A Different Political Landscape: Scottish Labour in a Cold Climate 126
15. Part Three. Scottish Labour in Power
16. 9. How Distinctive is Scottish Labour? The Cases of Education and Health 153
17. 10. Ideology, Institutions and the Programmatic Trajectory of Scottish Labour 169
18. 11. The Paradox of Free Personal Care for the Elderly 187
19. Part Four. Dynamics of Scottish Labour
20. 12. Still the People’s Party? Scottish Voting Behaviour and the Scottish Party System 203
21. 13. The Evolution of Scottish Labour 222
22. 14. The Internal Politics of Scottish Labour 245
23. 15. Power and Policy-making 262
24. 16. Power in the Scottish Labour Party: The Case of Candidate Selection 277
25. 17. The Territorial Dimensions of Labour 299
26. Conclusion: The Forward March of Scottish Labour Halted? 316
27. References 333
28. Index 354