Fragments In The Ruins

Mainstream Social Democrats Have Struggled To Hold This Own Since The Global Financial CrisisSome Established Parties Have Been Swept Off The Political Stage While Others Have Seen Catastrophic Falls In Their Vote SharesWriting From ADistinctively British Perspective, David Coats Looks To Pinpoint The Reasons For This Decline And Offer An Optimistic Outlook, Arguing That Social Democracy Still Represents The Best Hope For Affluent Societies To Secure The Values Of The EnlightenmentHe Also Makes The Case That The Labour Party Is Most Successful When It Is Open Pluralist And Disengaged From Arid Internal WranglingRather Than Offering AComprehensive Policy Agenda, The Author Calls For ADiscussion Engaging All Legitimate Strains In The Social Democratic Tradition, Outlining ASeries Of Questions That Labour Must Answer If It Is To Secure AGeneral Election Victory.
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