From the 1997 election archive: Centre left at centre stage
The election of Tony Blair's first Labour government promised to usher in a new era for the "centre left". But…
By
1997
Latest in
1997
From the 1997 election archive: Making a union that works
"... a slow drift away from the core of the EU, followed eventually by divorce, would be a perfectly plausible…
By
Cool Britannia: where did it all go wrong?
Twenty years after Labour's landslide win, did the patriotism and triumphalism of 1997 sow the seeds of Brexit?
By
From the 1997 election archive: The Ultimate Sacrifice
Gordon Brown's 1994 decision not to stand against Tony Blair was a defining moment in the party's path to power.…
By
From the 1997 election archive: Tony Blair on winning Labour a moral majority
In December 1993, a year before being elected Labour leader, Tony Blair was already attempting to reclaim a moral message for…
By
From the 1997 election archive: Tony Blair on why crime is a socialist issue
In March 1993, the then shadow home secretary, Tony Blair, wrote the following article for the New Statesman. His argument that…
By
From the 1997 election archive: Interview with Tony Blair
“I don’t believe the polls. The Tories are like ferrets in a sack, but they won’t give up the keys…
By
6 lessons for Labour from its 1997 electoral landslide
Be nice to people on the way up, as you’ll meet them on the way down.
By