Political Memoirs and New Labour: Interpretations of Power and the 'Club Rules'

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 498-522

  Richards, David ^a   Mathers, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

David Blunkett; New Labour; Political memoirs; Westminster Model

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SERVICE; ELITE POLITICS; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL POWER; POLITICAL REFORM; POLITICAL RELATIONS; POWER RELATIONS;

EID: 78650452346     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2010.418.x     Document Type: Article

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