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Introduction In the 1980s, the Labour Party experienced a period of internal strife and extremely poor electoral performance. When Neil Kinnock became leader, he was aware the Labour Party needed to enlarge its electoral base to include the middle classes. The shrinking and increasingly diversified working class and the reduction in union membership necessitated a reform of the Party. Labour had to adapt to the time in which it existed. In 1992, Kinnock was confident the Labour Party would win the election. He had transformed his party into one resembling the modern social democratic parties of mainland Europe. Gone were perceived electoral liabilities such as unilateral disarmament, withdrawal from the then EC and increased taxation and spending. The electorate did not have confidence in him, however. The ghosts of socialism were conjured up by the Conservatives who held the poor handling of the economy and the unions by the previous Labour...

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