The Language of Political Leadership in Contemporary Britain

The Language of Political Leadership in Contemporary Britain

by John Gaffney
The Language of Political Leadership in Contemporary Britain

The Language of Political Leadership in Contemporary Britain

by John Gaffney

Paperback(1st ed. 1991)

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Overview

Analyses of leadership speeches by David Owen, David Steel, Neil Kinnock and Margaret Thatcher. The author examines how the leader's conference speech reveals both the constraints upon and the possibilities for the national presentation of personalized political leadership in Britain.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349118465
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 01/01/1991
Edition description: 1st ed. 1991
Pages: 257
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: political leadership and British political culture; Part 1 David Owen and social democracy: the relationship of speaker to audience; the representation of society; the call to action and moral vision. Part 2 David Steel and liberalism: the argument; personality traits - maxims and truth, humour, the Steel/Owen relationship, passion, claims to an alternative legacy. Part 3 Neil Kinnock and democratic socialism: the representation of the world - the rulers, the ruled; the programme; the projection of leadership persona. Part 4 Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative tradition: government and people; government and morality; government as a task; government as protector; the character of the speaker.
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