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...after his death, leading figures on the left--including former Prime Minister Jim Callaghan and shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown--gathered in London to celebrate Crosland's life and work, and to consider the relevance of his ideas to New Labour's 'project'. Gordon Brown addressed the assembled company and outlined programme of reforms, soon to be embarked upon as Blair swept to power at the 1997 election, which he hoped did 'justice to Tony Crosland's intellectual and political memory'. So what is the enduring appeal of Crosland, and how does his legacy relate to the problems faced by New Labour?
The Book
Crosland became a Labour MP for South Gloucestershire in 1950 and soon established a reputation as a serious intellectual in politics. The Future of Socialism, published in 1956 when he was still in his thirties, proved to be his magnum opus--and the chief reason why he is still admired today. In spite of the postwar improvements that came with Attlee's welfare state, social distress continued to be widespread in 1950s Britain and class divisions were entrenched. The core of the book contained Crosland's ideas for future policy. As well as continuing to improve welfare services such as the National...
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