TL reading update 18

A varied set of additional readings, beginning with the Campbell diaries in which the reaction to them (week beginning 2 July 2007) is more interesting then the diaries themselves. Nonetheless, now added as a set text:
Campbell, A. (2007) The Blair years: extracts from the Alistair Campbell diaries. London: Hutchinson.
On the key debate over public sector […]

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Written by Roger on July 18th, 2007 with no comments.
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A varied set of additional readings, beginning with the Campbell diaries in which the reaction to them (week beginning 2 July 2007) is more interesting then the diaries themselves. Nonetheless, now added as a set text:

Campbell, A. (2007) The Blair years: extracts from the Alistair Campbell diaries. London: Hutchinson.

On the key debate over public sector refrom and the future direction of the Labour Party see the following colelction by the Public Sector Reform Group:

Diamond, P. (ed.) (2007) Public matters: the renewal of the public realm. London: Politico’s.

Diamond is also involved in the following study of the European social model:

Giddens, A. et al. (eds) (2006) Global Europe, social Europe. Cambridge: Polity Press.

see especially the chapter:

Aiginger, K. and Guger, A. (2006) ‘The European socioeconomic model’, in A. Giddens et al. (eds) Global Europe, social Europe. Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 124-50.

A devastating attack on Blair and the longer-term conceits underlying the special relationship:

Haseler, S. (2007) Sidekick: bulldog to lapdog - British global strategy from Churchill to Blair. London: Forum Press.

The theology of Blair’s foreign policy also features in the latest book by John Gray which can be read for profit in relation to a number of topics we address:

Gray, J. (2007) Black mass: apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia. London: Allen Lane.

Written by Roger on July 18th, 2007 with no comments.
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