Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. Notes on contributors vii
4. Foreword by the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP ix
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. List of abbreviations xii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 The oratory of Aneurin Bevan 14
9. 2 The oratory of Hugh Gaitskell 31
10. 3 The oratory of Harold Wilson 46
11. 4 The oratory of Barbara Castle 62
12. 5 The oratory of James Callaghan 76
13. 6 The oratory of Michael Foot 93
14. 7 The oratory of Tony Benn 110
15. 8 The oratory of Neil Kinnock 125
16. 9 The oratory of John Smith 141
17. 10 The oratory of Tony Blair 156
18. 11 The oratory of Gordon Brown 172
19. 12 The oratory of Ed Miliband 187
20. Conclusion 200
21. Bibliography 205
22. Index 224