Outline the main ideological differences between new and old Labour.
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Outline the main ideological differences between new and old Labour B.Pringle The rewriting of Clause IV in the Labour constitution, which stated that the Labour Party was committed to nationalising the industries of the UK, shortly before the 1997 general election, in my mind, is the exemplification of changes made by Tony Blair within Labour. When Tony Blair took over as leader of the Labour Party he was aware of Labours inability to win a general election under its current guise. Tony Blair transformed Labour from a left wing, tax increasing, nationalising party into one which was more attractive to across the broad spectrum of the UK's social groupings. Labour shifted from left wing to basically centre-right within a very short space of time. It was this shift which made Labour such an attractive saviour from the Tories during 1997 general election. Tony Blair decided to make a popular party. The main way he...


