New Labour, New Language?

By Norman Fairclough

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About the Book

In this bestseller, Norman Fairclough gets behind the rhetoric of New Labour to uncover the real meaning. He examines a wide range of political speeches and texts, from Tony Blair's speech following the death of Diana to the 1997 Labour Party Manifesto and Bill Clinton's book Between Hope and History. New Labour, New Language? blows open the whole debate on the nature of the political discourse of New Labour and the 'Third Way'.
Written in a clear, non-technical style and including a glossary, New Labour, New Language? will appeal to anyone interested in language and politics.

Reviews

'New Labour, New Language is not a research monograph but a popular polemic, written in a lucid way, and with the minimum of technical baggage. It examines the language with which Labour politicians talk about the economy, welfare, freedom of information, the war in Kosovo, internal debate in the Labour Party and "the third way".' - Times Higher Educational Supplement

'This is a real book, not written by a spin doctor. Read it and worry. Read it and hope.' - Ted Honderich, The Guardian

About the Author(s)

Norman Fairclough is Professor of Language in Social Life at Lancaster University and author of many books, including Language and Power (Longman, 1989).