Crossing the floor: Reg Prentice and the crisis of British social democracy; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication ; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1: Introduction; 2: Labour moderate; 3: The rule of law; 4: Stand up and be counted; 5: Cabinet Cassandra; 6: Retribution in Newham; 7: Staging a fightback; 8: Anti-party man; 9: Crossing the Rubicon; 10: Conservative member; 11: Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This new biography provides an account of the career of Reg Prentice, one of the most controversial figures in modern British political history. He remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period, and his defection was reflective of an important 'sea change' in British politics
Analysis
Labour Government
Labour Right
Prentice
realignment
social democracy
Notes
Previously issued in print: 2013
1. Introduction 2. Labour moderate 3. The rule of law 4. Stand up and be counted 5. Cabinet Cassandra 6. Retribution in Newham 7. Staging a fightback 8. Anti-party man 9. Crossing the Rubicon 10. Conservative member 11. Epilogue Bibliography
