A puzzle of ideas and policy
Gordon Brown as prime minister1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11194207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matt Beech (0000-0001-9733-8080, University of Hull, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-16 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-2872 • E-ISSN: 1470-1006 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01442870802576124 |
| OpenAlex | W2080834809 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article argues that Gordon Brown as prime minister is a puzzle of ideas and policy. This observation is most notably supported by his failure to espouse an ideological narrative for his government. Brown the intellectually literate Labour leader has not constructed his idea of the ‘good society’. This in turn has had a negative impact upon the effectiveness of his leadership and the unity of his government. The article highlights the implications of this problem; discusses the nature of Brown's politics through analysing the works of Lee and Hickson; and asserts the virtues of crafting a coherent ideological narrative for government. The article concludes by surveying the prospects of a Brown-led Labour Party in the forthcoming political era – an era which is likely to be one dominated by the Conservative Party under the leadership of David Cameron
Art · Conservative government · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Literature · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime (order theory · Prime minister · Sociology · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2012 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |