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The Strange Death of Labour Scotland
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2012
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The Scottish Labour Party is in an unprecedented position. Having been the leading party in Scotland for fifty years it lost an election and office to the SNP in 2007. This book addresses, examines and analyses the last thirty years of Scottish Labour, from the arrival of Thatcherism in 1979 to the aftermath of the party's defeat in the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections. It asks fundamental questions about the nature of Scottish Labour, its dominance of Scottish politics, the wider politics of Scotland and whether the decline is irreversible. Covering both contemporary events and recent history, it draws on extensive research including archival sources and interviews with some of the key participants in Scottish Labour.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Tables
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction: The Strange Death of ‘Labour Scotland’
1 - Part One. The Context of Scottish Labour: The Opposition Years
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2. Fighting for What Really Matters: The Politics of Scottish Labour 1979–87
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3. ‘What Do You Do When Democracy Fails You?’ – ‘The Scottish Dimension’ and Thatcherism
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4. Northern Discomfort: Scottish Labour, New Labour and the Coming of Blair
63 - Part Two. The Context of Scottish Labour: Devolution Days
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5. The High Tide of New Labour, New Scotland
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6. Scottish Labour and ‘the Early Days of a Better Nation’
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7. The Politics of Stability and the Slow Demise of New Labour
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8. A Different Political Landscape: Scottish Labour in a Cold Climate
126 - Part Three. Scottish Labour in Power
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9. How Distinctive is Scottish Labour? The Cases of Education and Health
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10. Ideology, Institutions and the Programmatic Trajectory of Scottish Labour
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11. The Paradox of Free Personal Care for the Elderly
187 - Part Four. Dynamics of Scottish Labour
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12. Still the People’s Party? Scottish Voting Behaviour and the Scottish Party System
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13. The Evolution of Scottish Labour
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14. The Internal Politics of Scottish Labour
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15. Power and Policy-making
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16. Power in the Scottish Labour Party: The Case of Candidate Selection
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17. The Territorial Dimensions of Labour
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Conclusion: The Forward March of Scottish Labour Halted?
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References
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Index
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