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This title considers a wide range of Anthony Crosland's writings, relating his ideas to idealogical debates taking place within today's Labour Party on egalitarian social demoncracy, elctoral strategy, the European question, and the importance of progressive liberalism on the British centre-left.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Dramatis personae -- Acknowledgements and preface -- Prologue -- 1 Introduction: the Labour Party and the reinvention of social democracy in post-war Britain -- Part I Labourism in decay -- 2 The crisis of Labourism: Britain in the New Times -- 3 Historical roots: conscience and class in British politics -- 4 New Labour and the global centre-left -- 5 Modernisation in hard times -- Part II New Labour in power -- 6 Institutional legacies -- 7 Shaping secular trends -- 8 Towards the new progressive settlement -- Part III New Labour's legacies in British politics -- 9 New Labour's broken inheritance -- 10 Conclusion: the strange death of Labour England? -- Bibliography -- Index.

Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction The Great Globalisation Disruption: Democracy, Capitalism, and Inequality in the Industrialised World, Patrick Diamond -- Part I. Taking Stock - the Rise of the New Populism. 1. Globalisation and the New Populism, Andrew Gamble ; 2. The Backlash Against Globalisation and the Future of the International Economic Order, Jeffry Frieden ; 3. Populist Political Communication Going Mainstream? The Influence of Populist Parties on Centre-Left Parties in Western Europe, Patricia Rodi ; 4. Europeans and Globalisation: Does the EU Square the Circle?, Silvia Merler ; 5. How can Social Democratic Parties in Government Deal with the Consequences of Globalisation?, Manuel de la Rocha -- Part II. Brexit, Populism and the Future of the European Union. 6. Brexit and Globalisation: Collateral Damage or an Accident Waiting to Happen?, Loukas Tsoukalis ; 7. The EU in Crises: Brexit, Populism and the Future of the Union, Dimitris Tsarouhas ; 8. Brexit: A Consequence of Globalisation or a Case of British Exceptionalism?, Roger Liddle -- Part III. What is to be Done? Domestic and International Policies to Deal with Globalisation. 9. Where Might the Next Generation of Progressive Ideas and Programmes Come From? Contemporary Discontents, Future Possibilities for Europe, Vivien A. Schmidt ; 10. Globalisation as a Losing Game? Reforming Social Policies to Address the Malaise of Globalisation's Losers, Lorenza Antonucci ; 11. Social Investment Beyond Lip-Service, Anton Hemerijck and Robin Huguenot-Noel ; 12. Addressing Global Inequality: Is the EU Part of the Equation?, Frank Vandenbroucke ; 13. Social Democracy in an Era of Automation and Globalisation, Jane Gingrich Postscript, Patrick Diamond.

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Introduction -- New Political Governance and the End of Whitehall? -- The Whitehall Model -- The Recent History of Whitehall Reform -- NPG Under Cameron and the Coalition -- The Post-Bureaucratic State -- New Public Management and NPG -- The Structure of the Book -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Government by 'Permanent Campaign' -- Introduction -- Governing from the Centre -- Whitehall Under the Coalition -- The Permanent Campaign and the Whitehall Bureaucracy -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: The Growth of Political Advisory Staff -- Introduction -- The Growth of Special Advisers -- The Marginalisation of the Civil Service -- Extended Ministerial Offices -- Challenging the Civil Service 'Monopoly' over Policy Advice -- Opening up the Marketplace of Ideas -- The Contestable Policy Fund -- Ministerial-Civil Service Relationships: Mutual Dependency and Institutional Resilience? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The Personalisation of Appointments -- Introduction -- Civil Servants: Pleasing Their Political Masters? -- The Civil Service Appointments Process -- Appointing Permanent Secretaries -- Recruitment Beyond Whitehall -- Departmental Boards -- Demoralising the Civil Service -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: A 'Promiscuously Partisan' Bureaucracy -- Introduction -- Defending Government Policy -- The Public Visibility of Mandarins -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- Introduction -- Resistance to NPG -- The Erosion of the Whitehall Model -- Whitehall Cutbacks -- The End of Whitehall -- The Quality of Governance in Britain -- Whitehall: A Public Service Under Threat? -- Conclusion: NPG and the British Constitution -- Postscript: Brexit -- Bibliography -- Bibliography -- Index.

This Palgrave Policy Essential maps and assesses key changes in the Whitehall model over the last two decades. It argues that the traditional Whitehall model is being replaced by a system of 'New Political Governance' (NPG) centred on politicised campaigning; the growth of political advisory staff relative to the permanent civil service; the personalisation of bureaucratic appointments; and the creation of a government machine that is 'promiscuously partisan'. It provides a snapshot of the institutional changes that are unfolding at a critical moment while addressing a series of long-term structural challenges from the demographic pressures of the ageing society to the impact of climate change. Patrick Diamond is Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. Patrick held a number of senior posts in British central government between 2000 and 2010, and was formally Head of Policy Planning in 10 Downing Street. He was a local councillor in the London Borough of Southwark, and is Chair of the think-tank Policy Network, a member of the Advisory Board of the Social Market Foundation, and sits on the Scientific Council of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies. Patrick has contributed op-ed articles to the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Independent, the Wall Street Journal, the Times Educational Supplement, the New Statesman, Progress, Renewal, and Tribune. He comments regularly on numerous national media outlets, and has given interviews on the BBC Radio Today programme, the Westminster Hour, Start the Week, Newsnight, Sky News with Adam Boulton, and CNBC news.--

AbstractBy the early 1990s, the core executive was established as the 'new orthodoxy' in the study of British government at the centre. Thirty years on, this article avers that its main assumptions are increasingly questionable in the light of more recent empirical evidence. The core executive approach may well have outlived its usefulness. This claim is derived from analysis of the Cameron premiership from 2010 to 2016. The focus is on how Whitehall reform radically altered the relationship between politicians and civil servants, reshaping prevailing public service bargains and rules of the game. Ministers identified mechanisms to rebuild political capacity, augmenting partisan control of the bureaucracy. They drew on resources from outside the core executive while politicians increased their sway over civil service appointments. As a result, officials felt they should be 'responsive' to ministers. The cumulative effect was to replace interpersonal and institutional resource dependency with a 'them and us' model. Consequently, the risk of policy disasters and fiascos grew.