Voices of the UK Left

1. Rhetoric and the Left: Theoretical Considerations
John Gaffney

Part I. The Rhetoric of the British Labour Party

2. ‘I’m Telling You, and You’ll Listen’: Ethos in the Rhetoric of Neil Kinnock
Simon Griffiths

3. Recapturing Our Traditions? The Rhetorical Shift from New to One Nation Labour (and Beyond)
Emily Robinson

4. The Rise and Fall of the One Nation Narrative
John Gaffney

5. One Nation Labour and the Case for Social Security Reform
Judi Atkins

6. Jeremy Corbyn and the Limits of Authentic Rhetoric
Mark Bennister, Ben Worthy, Dan Keith

7. Red Dragon FM: Carwyn Jones’s ‘Welsh Labour Rhetoric’
David S. Moon

Part II. Voices from Beyond the Labour Mainstream

8. The Advantages of Opposition: Fracking and the Greens
Ashley Dodsworth

9. Rhetoric and the Rise of the Scottish National Party
Mark Garnett, Martin Steven

10. The Rhetorical Personas of George Galloway and Tommy Sheridan
Andrew S. Crines, Stuart McAnulla

11. Demanding the Alternative: The Rhetoric of the UK Anti-austerity Movement
Sophia Hatzisavvidou

12. Reflections on the UK Left: Narrative, Leadership Performance, and Imagined Audiences
Judi Atkins

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, British Politics, Political Communication, Political Leadership, Electoral Politics