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The article discusses the history of the Labour Party and how it has changed over time. It focuses on the second stage of Labour's policy and ideological rethinking which developed after 1983 under the leadership of Neil Kinnock and then of Tony Blair. The article discusses how Labour has changed its stance on public ownership and socialism, private ownership and the mixed economy.
Remaking the Labour Party examines the development of revisionist thought in the Labor Party from the 1950s up to Tony Blair's successful attempt to rewrite Clause Four in April 1995. The main focus is upon the most distinctive and controversial aspect of Labor revisionism--its attitude toward public ownership and socialism, private ownership and the mixed economy. The study focuses on the second stage of Labor's policy and ideological rethinking which developed after 1983 under the leadership first of Neil Kinnock and then of Tony Blair.