Lewis MinkinThe Blair Supremacy
A study in the politics of Labour's party management
Lewis Minkin is Visiting Honorary Professor in the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds. He is the author of two seminal works on Labour party organisation, The Contentious Alliance and The Labour Party Conference
Preface: Origins, roles, methods and sources Introduction: The dynamic
Leader Part 1: Antecedents 1. The tradition of party management and the
road to destabilisation 2. Revolt and restoration 3. Contentious alliance,
OMOV and the management of democratic renewal Part 2: Forging 'New Labour'
management 4. 'New Labour' and the culture of party management 5. The
leader, the machine and party management 6. Transforming fundamentals and
laying new foundations 7. Creating 'The party into power' project 8.
Managing the changing NEC 9. Managing policy relations with business and
unions 10. Managing new policy institutions 11. Managing the party
conference 12. Managing candidate selection 13. Managing the Parliamentary
Labour party (PLP) 14. Employment relations, representation and party
management Part 3: Crisis and control 15. The crisis of party management
16. Distrust, management and the long road to Iraq 17. New challenges and
management on the road to Warwick 18. Managing for legacy Part 4: Appraisal
19. Summary - analysis and characterisation 20. Evaluation and perspectives
21. Brown, 'New Labour' management inheritance and Miliband's problems
Index
