2003
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-8543.2003.00296.x
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The Political Representation of the Labour Interest in Britain

Abstract: This article analyses the condition of the labour alliance of the Labour Party and its affiliated unions in the light of a recent typology of union-party links, and of Lewis Minkin's seminal study of the British union-party link. We conclude that, while the link appeared to have stabilized before the general election in 2001, it has become much more volatile since, although the new group of more left-wing leaders of major unions remains determined to reassert the union position inside the party rather than rad… Show more

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“…Indeed, the reduction in the number of unions affiliated to Labour, and the party's current domination by a small number of 'super-unions' make the structure of the electoral college an acute problem for the Labour party. Union leaders have arguably become more assertive over the last decade or so and Labour has become more reliant on its affiliates for funding in recent years (see, for example, Quinn, 2010 andLudlam andTaylor, 2010). Schattschneider's judgement of 1941 remains relevant: 'The nominating process has become the crucial process of the party.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, the reduction in the number of unions affiliated to Labour, and the party's current domination by a small number of 'super-unions' make the structure of the electoral college an acute problem for the Labour party. Union leaders have arguably become more assertive over the last decade or so and Labour has become more reliant on its affiliates for funding in recent years (see, for example, Quinn, 2010 andLudlam andTaylor, 2010). Schattschneider's judgement of 1941 remains relevant: 'The nominating process has become the crucial process of the party.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At these sites, conventional party politics and the link between unions and traditional leftwing parties are less apparent. New forms of union action, founded on coalition, may prove to be more effective above and below the nation state (Ludlam and Taylor 2003).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A campaign for internal party reform is evidenced by motions criticizing the government's position at Labour and TUC conferences and by attempts to coordinate protest among unions on a factional basis (Ludlam and Taylor 2003). As with any Upchurch et al / The Crisis of "Social Democratic" Unionism 527 factional campaign, the logical outcome is to reconstruct Labour with a new leadership, in this case, openly sympathetic to the positions held by these unions.…”
Section: Britainmentioning
confidence: 99%