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'Tony Crosland remains important because of the originality of his thoughts, the strength of his convictions and the determination with which he attempted to put his principles into practice.' Roy Hattersley, Independent on Sunday
'Kevin Jefferys has caught the authentic Crosland extraordinarily well and, despite this book's numerous political and historical merits, Jefferys' achievement is that he makes his subject come alive for the reader in the full range of his naughtiness, passion, arrogance, brilliance and political incorrectness.' Sunday Times Foreign Secretary, educational reformer, leading intellectual on the left and the major exponent of moderate socialism in the era before New Labour, Tony Crosland remains one of the most fascinating and compelling figures in British politics since the war. His sudden death at the age of fifty-eight in 1977 robbed the Labour Party of a probable future Chancellor and a possible future leader - and the political scene at large of one of its most flamboyant characters. This widely praised biography, reissued to public demand, provides the first fully integrated account of Crosland's writing and political career, and considers the extent to which New Labour has been fashioned in his image. 'Kevin Jefferys' carefully crafted study is to be warmly welcomed' The Independent
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