The Start of Labour’s Long March: 1985–1992

Abstract

It is impossible to understand the scale of Philip Gould’s contribution to Labour politics without remembering just how bad things were for Labour after the 1983 defeat. For most British voters — the people whom Labour claimed to represent — Labour was, quite simply, ‘beyond the pale’.KeywordsMaternity LeaveElection CampaignPolicy ReviewLabour PartyEuropean ElectionThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.