{"product_id":"british-labour-leaders","title":"British Labour Leaders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs\nthe party that championed trade union rights, the creation of the NHS and the\nestablishment of a national minimum wage, Labour has played a crucial role in\nthe shaping of British society. And yet the leaders who have stood at its helm\n- from Keir Hardie to Sir Keir Starmer, via Clement Attlee, Tony Blair and\nJeremy Corbyn - have steered the party vessel with enormously varying degrees\nof success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe\nrequirements, techniques and goals of the Labour leadership since the party's\ninception at the turn of the twentieth century have been forced to evolve\nalmost beyond recognition - and not all its leaders have managed to keep up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis\ncomprehensive and enlightening book - now fully updated with chapters on all\nLabour leaders up to Keir Starmer and an assessment of the party's leadership\nin relation to Brexit - considers the attributes and achievements of each\nleader in the context of their respective time and diplomatic landscape.\nOffering a compelling analytical framework by which they may be judged, it also\nprovides detailed personal biographies from some of the country's foremost\npolitical critics and exclusive interviews with former leaders themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn\nindispensable contribution to the study of party leadership, \u003ci\u003eBritish Labour\nLeaders\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential guide to understanding British political history\nand governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 512 pages | Published September 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biteback Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63956809351517,"sku":"9781785909504","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781785909504.jpg?v=1774263770","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/british-labour-leaders","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}