The rise of New Labour party policies and voter choices Heath, A. F. (Anthony Francis) creator Jowell, Roger. Curtice, John. text bibliography Electronic books. nyu Oxford [UK] New York Oxford University Press 2001 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xii, 183 pages) : illustrations This text explores the emergence of New Labour from the ruins of old Labour's four successive defeats by the Conservatives. Based on the British Election Surveys, it explores some of the key questions about contemporary British elections. Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Social Change and the Future of the Left -- The Decline of Labour's Social Base -- Room for Class Politics? -- Increasing Disadvantage and Insecurity? -- Room for Socialism? -- Conclusions -- Appendix 2.1. The Construction of the Measure of Social Group -- 3. The Electoral Success of Thatcherism -- Inflation and Unemployment -- Trade Union Legislation -- Privatization -- Tax Cuts and Government Spending -- Taxes and Spending 1992-1997 -- Conclusions. Appendix 3.1. Supplementary Tables -- Appendix 3.2. Logistic Regression of Credit, Blame, and Vote-Switching -- 4. Margaret Thatcher's Nationalism -- Defence -- Devolution for Scotland and Wales -- Europe -- The Referendum Party -- Conclusions -- Appendix 4.1. Supplementary Table -- Appendix 4.2. Changing Ideological Dimensions in the British Electorate -- 5. Old Labour and the Social Democratic Party -- Labour's Ideological Appeal in 1983 -- The SDP and the Alliance -- The Social Bases of Centre-Left Voters -- Conclusions -- Appendix 5.1. Measuring the Relative Importance of Issues. Appendix 5.2. Multivariate Analysis of Social Group, Ideology, and Support for Labour -- 6. Labour's Long Road Back -- The Economic Issues -- The Non-Economic Issues -- The Squeeze on the Liberal Democrats -- Conclusions -- Appendix 6.1. Supplementary Tables -- 7. The Changing Social Basis of Party Support -- The Parties'Appeal to Different Social Groups -- The Conservatives and Essex Man -- John Major's Conservatives and the Growth of Middle-Class Insecurity -- Labour Support among the Two Lefts, 1979-1983 -- Neil Kinnock and the Party Review -- Tony Blair and New Labour -- The Centre Parties. Conclusions -- Appendix 7.1. Supplementary Tables -- Appendix 7.2. Multivariate Analysis of the Social Basis of Vote, 1979-1997 -- 8. Were Traditional Labour Voters Disillusioned with New Labour? -- Conclusions -- 9. Party Policies and Voter Choices -- Appendix. The British Election Surveys, 1979-1997 -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. Anthony F. Heath, Roger M. Jowell, John K. Curtice. Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178) and index. English. e-uk--- Labour Party (Great Britain) Labour Party (Great Britain) Elections Great Britain Great Britain Politics and government 1979-1997 Great Britain Politics and government 1997-2007 Élections Grande-Bretagne Grande-Bretagne Politique et gouvernement 1997-2007 POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Political Parties Elections Politics and government Great Britain Labour Party (Groot-Brittannië) Verkiezingen 1979-2007 fast JN1129.L32 H374 2001eb 324.24107 Rise of New Labour Heath, A.F. (Anthony Francis). Oxford [UK] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 (DLC) 2001016294 9780191529641 0191529648 9780199245116 0199245118 9780191599453 019159945X 019924510X 9780199245109 019924510X 9780199245109 9786612007088 6612007087 1282007084 9781282007086 2001016294 00020142 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/12884 MERUC 010103 20260318175429.7 in00005704818 eng