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Running on empty : "modernising" the British and
Australian labour parties
Andrew Scott
Sydney : Pluto Press, 2000
ISBN: 1864030984
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Book description
Running on empty is Andrew Scott's verdict on the 'modernisation'
of the British and Australian labour parties. Since their birth, both
parties have exchanged ideas and personalities. After the British
Labour Party's fourth electoral defeat, future prime minister Tony Blair and
his chancellor Gordon Brown came to Australia, to see what they could learn
from their political colleagues' success.
Now with Blair firmly in office, it is the Australian Labour Party's turn to
look for guidance. Too often, these exchanges have meant learning the
wrong lessons.
The result is two Labour Parties low on essential ideological fuel, with
their sense of purpose, core support and clarity of policy in a needy state.
This has been reflected in the parties' performance in office, and in
electoral backlash after periods of government. It is time to reassess
both parties' uncritical attachment to 'modernisation'.
About the author
Andrew Scott is an Australian researcher specialising in the
labour movement. He has a PhD from Monash University, has studied
extensively in Britain and has published widely on political issues.
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