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Crossing the floor : Reg Prentice and the crisis of British social democracy
This new biography provides an account of the career of Reg Prentice, one of the most controversial figures in modern British political history. He remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period, and his defection was reflective of an impor...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester
Manchester University Press
2016
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This new biography provides an account of the career of Reg Prentice, one of the most controversial figures in modern British political history. He remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period, and his defection was reflective of an important 'sea change' in British politics Crossing the floor: Reg Prentice and the crisis of British social democracy -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Labour moderate -- 3: The rule of law -- 4: Stand up and be counted -- 5: Cabinet Cassandra -- 6: Retribution in Newham -- 7: Staging a fightback -- 8: Anti-party man -- 9: Crossing the Rubicon -- 10: Conservative member -- 11: Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781526110831 |