{"product_id":"how-labour-wins-and-why-it-loses-from-1900-to-now-hardcover","title":"How Labour Wins: (And Why It Loses) from 1900 to Now - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Beattie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating history of how the unfolding drama of each election from 1900 to 2024 has shaped the Labour Party and modern Britain. This is an essential guide to how left-wing politics succeeds or fails through an accessible, highly readable and timely history of Labour's performance in the 34 British General Elections since 1900. There have been 8 hung parliaments resulting in coalitions. Labour has won power 12 times; the Conservatives outright on 14 occasions. The final chapter of the book analyses the landslide result of the General Election on 4th July 2024. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With exclusive insights from former leaders and Prime Ministers - including Gordon Brown and Neil Kinnock - \u003ci\u003eHow Labour Wins\u003c\/i\u003e provides a vital guide to British politics today by delving deep into the secrets of long-forgotten campaigns, tracing the Party's roots, examining the strategies, leaders, transformative moments and missteps which have defined Labour at the ballot box and shaped modern Britain.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Beattie grew up in Dumfriesshire, studied politics at Glasgow University and is an award-winning former BBC journalist, author and Labour insider. He has first-hand experience of elections having stood for Parliament as the Scottish Labour candidate for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale in the 2017 General Election and also been a Labour councilor. He now lives in London and works as a trade union media and political director. Douglas Beattie is fascinated by tribal divisions and his previous book is an acclaimed history of British football derbies, The Rivals Game\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 9.29 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53681221796173,"sku":"9781783968343","price":45.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/1_zEwI69rN9781783968343.webp?v=1775706190","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/how-labour-wins-and-why-it-loses-from-1900-to-now-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}