The New Labour Reader draws together in one accessible volume a set of authoritative interpretations and accounts of New Labour in government, including key commentaries on the contemporary Labour Party and the Blair government.

• Maps out and explains New Labour's political trajectory, the policy agenda it has pursued and the process by which it governs.
• Draws on many sources, including the writings and speeches of the Labour Government's most influential figures.
• Provides an initial point of access to the varied literature on this subject
• Essential reference for understanding the wide-ranging implications of the New Labour 'project'.

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Andrew Chadwick is a Lecturer in Political Science at Royal Holloway, University of London. His previous publications include Augmenting Democracy: Political Movements and Constitutional Reform During The Rise of Labour, and he has published a number of articles in several scholarly journals

Richard Heffernan is a Lecturer in Government and Politics at The Open University. His publications include New Labour and Thatcherism: Political Change in Britain, The Labour Party: A Centenary History (edited with Brian Brivati), and Defeat From the Jaws of Victory: Inside Kinnock's Labour Party (with Mike Marqusee).