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Best for Britain?
Simon Lee
其他書名
The Politics and Legacy of Gordon Brown
出版Oneworld, 2007
主題Biography & Autobiography / HistoricalBiography & Autobiography / PoliticalBiography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of StateHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Political Process / LeadershipPolitical Science / World / GeneralPolitical Science / World / European
ISBN18516853759781851685370
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=VIyfAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋From Iraq to climate change, tax to the Anglo-American "special relationship", Best For Britain? Critically examines Brown's political and economic record as Chancellor, and deftly assesses his likely impact as leader of Great Britain. Asking why a Scottish Prime Minister should be able to determine education and health policy for England, and not for his own constituency in Scotland, Lee poses provocative constitutional questions, and explores the truth behind Brown's reputation as an authoritarian leader.

The only biography currently available to include material from Brown's premiership, Lee traces Brown's thought and politics from his roots as impassioned socialist and reveals that now, as a pragmatic liberal, Gordon Brown's intellectual heroes bear a startling similarity to those of Margaret Thatcher. Incisive and compelling, Lee's searching examination of Britain's most important politician will prove invaluable to anyone interested in contemporary politics.

Simon Lee is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the Department of Politics and International Studies, Hull University, where he is also a Director of the Centre for Democratic Governance. He is an expert on Gordon Brown, and has written numerous articles about his politics and ideas for a wide variety of scholarly journals and newspapers, as well as appearing as a political commentator on the subject for national radio.