Mud in the new Labour pond

Mud in the new Labour pond

The depoliticisation of politics so central to the Blair project has created a new breed of political activist, part politician, part lobbyist, part journalist, of whom Derek Draper is the most prominent. But there are many other such new Labour clones, the bastard political offspring of Margaret Th...

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Published in:New statesman (1996) 1998-07, Vol.127 (4393), p.8-9
Main Author: Gaber, Ivor
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:eng
Subjects:
Analysis
Political aspects
Political consultants
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Summary:The depoliticisation of politics so central to the Blair project has created a new breed of political activist, part politician, part lobbyist, part journalist, of whom Derek Draper is the most prominent. But there are many other such new Labour clones, the bastard political offspring of Margaret Thatcher and Peter Mandelson. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:1364-7431
1758-924X