{"product_id":"john-smith-old-labours-last-hurrah","title":"John Smith : Old Labour's Last Hurrah?","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Hickson, Kevin \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 14\/05\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781785908231,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death of John Smith on 12th May 1994 was one of those events which sticks in the memory. He was cut down at the moment that it looked as if he was set to become the next Prime Minister after a long political career and after successive electoral defeats for his party.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, published to mark the thirtieth anniversary of his death, offers a comprehensive assessment of his leadership of the Labour Party, with chapters written by academic experts, on their chosen fields, and by those who knew him as advisers, MPs and journalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are two themes running through the book. The first seeks to examine the extent to which there was a John Smith 'effect' in terms of politics and policy and assess whether he succeeded in establishing his own agenda or simply followed that of his predecessor. The second examines the extent to which Smith was a representative of 'Old' Labour or 'New' Labour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43104999768108,"sku":"9781785908231","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781785908231.jpg?v=1713022123","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/john-smith-old-labours-last-hurrah","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}