Kevin Hickson is Senior Lecturer in British Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Introduction Part 1: Contexts 1. Neil Kinnock Reflects 2. Kinnock's Socialism 3. Kinnock, Labour and The People: Affluence, Character and The Enabling State 4. One Nation Socialism: Neil Kinnock and the Quest for a British Developmental State 5. 'A Lot of Fun with the Kids': Neil Kinnock and Popular Culture 6. Neil Kinnock's Relationship with His Shadow Cabinets, 1983-1992 7. Tackling the Trots: Neil Kinnock and Labour's Struggle Against the Ultra Left 8. Inevitable but Creditable Defeats? Neil Kinnock and the General Elections of 1987 and 1992 Part 2: Policies 9. Kinnock and the Economy 10. Industrial Relations 11. Social Policy 12. Education Policy 13. Constitutional Reform 14. Walking the Swaying Tightrope: Kinnock, Labour, and Northern Ireland 15. Neil Kinnock and Labour's European Policy 16. Defence: Losing Your Religion Part 3: Perspectives 17. Working in the Kinnock Team 18. A Backbencher's View 19. A View from the Conservatives 20. The View from the Left 21. Did Neil Kinnock Understand the Message of Greenwich? 22. The Fight Against Militant 23. Smothering the Real Neil 24. Neil Kinnock and New Labour 25. A Tale of Two Parties Revisited 26. What Keir Starmer Can Learn from Neil Kinnock

The book reappraises Neil Kinnock's policies, impact, legacy and leadership of the Labour Party 30 years on from his defeat in the 1992 general election. It offers comprehensively fresh perspectives and some first-hand accounts - some friendly, others more critical - from leading academics, journalists, politicians and advisors on various aspects of ideas, policy, elections and party management, including an interview with the man himself as he looks back on his experiences. This timely book will resonate widely with the current challenges to Labour's leadership and the enduring uncertainties on the future of the party.
This book will be of key interest to researchers and students in the fields of political studies and contemporary history as well as the interested general reader.