Callaghan's Journey to Downing Street

by Paul J. Deveney

Overview

An account of how one Labour Party politician, after suffering the biggest setback of his political career, used the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations in Grosvenor Square, the battle over trade union reform and the Troubles in Northern Ireland to propel himself to No 10.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230579583
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/30/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

PAUL J. DEVENEY is Senior Fellow and Lecturer at the Centre for Programs in Contemporary Writing, University of Pennsylvania, USA. He lectures on writing and Modern British history. He has previously worked as a senior writer on the Foreign desk of the Wall Street Journal.

Table of Contents

Preface viii

Acknowledgements ix

Cast of Characters xi

1 Introduction 1

2 The Swap: From Treasury to Home Office 9

3 A Political Opening: The NEC and Nigeria 37

4 Setting the Stage: In Place of Strife 67

5 Fleet Street: A Special Relationship 93

6 Northern Ireland: Image or Substance? 124

7 In Opposition: Book Writing and Europe 156

8 Conclusion 191

Epilogue 203

Appendix 204

Glossary 205

Bibliography 207

Index 214

Editorial Reviews

'This is indeed 'high politics' par excellence ... The background research is impressively complete and far-reaching ... there is much to reflect on in this fascinating book.'- J. Graham Jones, Morgannwg

'This book offers an excellent insight into the tenacity and resilience of an often-underestimated political figure. It also represents an important contribution to our understanding of the significant way in which power has both operated and been manipulated within the upper echelons of the post-war Labour Party.' - Richard Jobson, History

'[This] carefully crafted and thoroughly researched study....adds color and depth to the orthodox picture of high politics in the Wilson-Callaghan era.' - Kevin Jefferys, Journal of British Studies

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