Politics and the Media: A Breakdown in Relations for New Labour

Stanyer, James

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“…5 However, although the decision over Iraq and the manipulation of Parliament are seen as defining moments, it would be too simplistic to regard these events as the watershed that they seem at first sight. After the summer of 1997, when Blair had an approval rating of 93%, coverage started to change (Stanyer, 2003), first with the Ecclestone sponsorship row and then with Peter Mandelson’s first resignation. As is exposed in great detail in The Blair Supremacy , there was a string of damaging public expositions of New Labour’s inclination to rule bending, including of course the debacle over Labour’s selection of a candidate for the 2000 London Mayoral election.…”

Section: The Impact Of New Labour’s Party Management On Perceptionsmentioning

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‘Wilful Blindness’: Effects and Perceptions of New Labour’s Party Management

Avril

2016

Political Studies Review

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This article shows how Lewis Minkin’s specific approach meticulously unpicks the mechanisms of party management to reveal the vulnerabilities of New Labour’s managerial culture and behaviour. Minkin breaks new ground in our understanding of organisational change and offers a better grasp of the dialectic between organisational culture and party reputation. The first section of the article presents the main counterproductive effects of the New Labour managers’ ‘rolling coup’ on the project it was supposed to sustain, with detrimental effects on intra-party democracy and organisational vitality. The second section highlights some of the main external misconceptions about the party and about the impact of the reforms by analysing the effect of party management on perceptions of New Labour and of Tony Blair, both in the United Kingdom and abroad (in France in particular), exploring the paradox of Blair’s standing abroad as a model to emulate, despite being described at home as ‘the most reviled former prime minister since 1945’. The conclusion draws out lessons from Blair’s management style – and eventual downfall – for star-struck foreign politicians and commentators.

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Section: The Impact Of New Labour’s Party Management On Perceptionsmentioning

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‘Wilful Blindness’: Effects and Perceptions of New Labour’s Party Management

Avril

2016

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The (Unintended) Consequences of New Labour: Party Leadership vs Party Management in the British Labour Party

Avril

2016

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This article draws from the fields of political science and of organisational studies to explore the short-term and longterm impact of New Labour's party management on the quality of party processes as well as on party reputation. It is based on the long-term ethnographic participant observation of the Labour Party at local and regional levels, as well as national events such as annual conferences. The article starts by identifying the distinctive features of New Labour's party management. It then examines the "unintended consequences" of this brand of party management, showing this model to be mainly self-defeating. The final section provides a general assessment of the impact of New Labour's party management from the perspective of organisational learning and innovation. Overall the article stresses the long-term poisonous effects of this brand of leadership and management on political organisations and on politics in general.

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The Strategic Political Communication of Blair’s Government: Roles and limitations of Spin Doctors

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2009

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Politics and the Media: A Breakdown in Relations for New Labour

Cited by 4 publications

References 2 publications

‘Wilful Blindness’: Effects and Perceptions of New Labour’s Party Management

‘Wilful Blindness’: Effects and Perceptions of New Labour’s Party Management

The (Unintended) Consequences of New Labour: Party Leadership vs Party Management in the British Labour Party

The Strategic Political Communication of Blair’s Government: Roles and limitations of Spin Doctors

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