{"product_id":"john-smith-old-labours-last-hurrah","title":"John Smith: Old Labour's Last Hurrah?","description":"\u003cp\u003eMay 1994 saw the sudden and tragic death of John Smith, cut\ndown at the moment he appeared set to become the next Prime Minister after\nsuccessive electoral defeats for his party. His death, it is no exaggeration to\nsay, changed the entire course of history, paving the way for the accession of\nTony Blair and the advent of New Labour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmith presided over far-reaching and at times controversial\nreform of the Labour Party and its policies, committing his party to\nconstitutional reform, devolution and greater European integration - policies\nthat we attribute to his successor today, despite Smith's crucial role. Yet for\nsome in the party, his changes didn't go nearly far enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThirty years on from his death, this fascinating collection\noffers a comprehensive assessment of Smith's leadership of the Labour Party,\nwritten by academic experts in their chosen fields and by those who knew him as\nadvisors, MPs and journalists. Taking a wide-ranging look at all aspects of\nSmith's rule - from his legacy and popularity to his policies and priorities -\nthe book seeks to answer the crucial question of whether his leadership was a\ncontinuation of the 'Old Labour' attitudes that had come before him or the\nharbinger of the transformed New Labour that followed his tragically short time\nas Leader of the Opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 304 pages | Published May 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biteback Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63956803387741,"sku":"9781785908231","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781785908231.jpg?v=1774263764","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/john-smith-old-labours-last-hurrah","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}