Remoralizing Britain? : Political, Ethical and Theological Perspectives on New Labour (Hardcover)

Preface - Anthony Giddens 1. Introduction 2. Doing God? Public Theology under Blair, Elaine Graham (University of Manchester, UK) Part I: Ethics and Politics 3. Let Citizens Without Sin Cast the First Stone: Judging the Moral Failings of Blair and Politics, Gerry Stoker (University of Southampton, UK) 4. Demoralizing Britain: 10 Years of Depoliticisation, Stefan Skrimshire (University of Manchester, UK) 5. New Labour and a Liberal Labour Tradition, Will Hutton (former editor of the Observer and Director of the Work Foundation, UK) 6. Gordon Brown and his Presbyterian Moral Compass, Douglas Gay (University of Glasgow, Scotland) Part II: Justice and Community 7. Are We Happier, Mr Brown? John Atherton (William Temple Foundation, UK) 8. Social Justice, Social Control or the Pursuit of Happiness? The Goals and Values of the Regeneration Industry, Jess Steele (Development Trusts Association, UK) 9. But What is Community? The Continuing Development of a New Labour Concept, Mark Chapman (Ripon College, Cuddesdon, UK) 10. Constructing Christian Right Enemies and Allies: US, UK and Eastern Europe, Cynthia Burack (Ohio State University, USA) and Angelia R. Wilson (University of Manchester, UK) 11. The Moral Bases of the Black Panther's Breakfast Program, Head Start (US) and Sure Start (UK): A critical Comparison, Emily Hicks (San Diego State University, USA) 12. Putting the Moral Majority Back in Charge: New Labour's Punitive Politics of Respect, Phil Edwards (University of Manchester, UK) Part III: Justice and International Order 13. Tony Blair and the Commission for Africa: A Fig Leaf For Iraq or a Moral Imperative?, Paul Vallely (the Independent) 14. Soul Brothers? Blair, Bush and the Compact Between Liberal Interventualism and Conservative Nationalism, Inderjeet Parmar (University of Manchester, UK) 15. When Remoralizing Fails? Christopher Baker, Elaine Graham and Peter Manley Scott (University of Manchester, UK) and (University of Manchester, UK).