Voices of the UK Left: Rhetoric, Ideology and the Performance of Politics (Hardcover, 2017)

Introduction: Voices of the UK Left: Historical and Theoretical Considerations; Judi Atkins and John Gaffney.- Part I: The Rhetoric of the UK Labour Party.- Neil Kinnock and the Limits of the Labour Ethos; Simon Griffiths.- Recapturing our Traditions? Labour and the Rhetoric of Nostalgia; Emily Robinson.- The UK Left and One Nation: Miliband's 2012 'Moment'; John Gaffney and Amarjit Lahel.- One Nation Rhetoric: The Miliband Labour Party's Case for Social Security Reform; Judi Atkins.- Part II: Voices from Beyond the Labour Mainstream.- Red Dragon FM: Carwyn Jones's Welsh Labour Rhetoric and the Post-Devolution British Labour Party; David S. Moon.- Old, Borrowed or New? Jeremy Corbyn and the Resilience of Labour's Soul; Mark Bennister, Daniel Keith and Ben Worthy.- Green Party Rhetoric and the Arguments against Fracking; Ashley Dodsworth.- The Rhetoric of the Scottish National Party; Mark Garnett and Martin Steven.- The Rhetorical Personas of George Galloway and Tommy Sheridan; Andrew S. Crines and Stuart McAnulla.- Demanding the Alternative: The Rhetoric of Leftist Social Movements; Sophia Hatzisavvidou.- Conclusion: A Contribution to the Debate on Rhetoric and Politics Judi Atkins and John Gaffney.