The Ideology of New Labour

The politics of today's Britain are said to be non-ideological, but is this true ? The argument here is that there is a great deal of ideology at work in Britain's New Labour Government and an important aim is to deconstruct this by examining a number of policy areas, given below in no particular order, including :

• Culture, Media & Sport
• Foreign Policy Interventions
• Domestic Consumption
• Housing & Planning
• Children & Families
• Health & Disability
• Role of Education
• Employment & Immigration
• Social Wellbeing & Cohesion

A key question in this examination is whether New Labour's policies for economic growth are socially sustainable, particularly in the medium and longer terms. There will also be a strong focus on the role of the Media, especially the BBC, and whether the gravitational pull of issues favoured by New Labour has led to under-reporting of other important matters.