Ruling performance : British governments from Attlee to Thatcher
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Ruling performance : British governments from Attlee to Thatcher
B. Blackwell, 1987
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Includes index
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The election of Clement Attlee in 1945 proved to be one of the landmarks in British political history, and the four decades since then have seen a fascinating variety of styles of government. In "Ruling Performance" a group of scholars, journalists and politicians assess the characteristics of each administration since 1945 and the style of each prime minister in the light of Britain's changing role in the world. The contributors are: Paul Addison, Peter Hennessy, Anthony Seldon, John Barnes, Michael Pinto-Duschinsky, David Walker, Dennis Kavanagh, Phillip Whitehead, John Vincent, Tony Benn, Lord Fraser of Kilmorack, David Marquand and David Butler.
Table of Contents
- Introduction Peter Hennessy and Anthony Seldon
- 1. The Road From 1945 Paul Addison
- 2. The Attlee Governments, 1945-51 Peter Hennessy
- 3. The Churchill Administration, 1951-55 Anthony Seldon
- 4. From Eden to Macmillan, 1955-59 John Barnes
- 5. From Macmillan to Home, 1959-64 Michael Pinto-Duschinsky
- 6. The First Wilson Governments, 1964-70 David Walker
- 7. The Heath Government, 1970-74 Dennis Kavanagh
- 8. The Labour Governments, 1974-79 Phillip Whitehead
- 9. The Thatcher Governments, 1979-87 John Vincent
- 10. British Politics 1945-87
- A Socialist Perspective Tony Benn
- A Conservative Perspective Lord Fraser of Kilmorack
- View From the Middle Ground David Marquand
- An Independent Perspective David Butler
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