Polly Toynbee in Ilkley: New Labour's legacy

Did Labour policies actually worsen the recession? Why did social mobility slow down on Labour's watch? Hear columnist Polly Toynbee at the Ilkley Literature Festival.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Oct 2010, 11:18 BST
Updated 11th Oct 2010, 12:05 BST

From the gleeful consumerism of the boom times to the misery of the economic bust, Toynbee and co-author David Walker assess the era of Blair and Brown and ask what Labour achieved.

In this programme, recorded at the 2010 Ilkley Literature Festival, you can hear extracts of their on-stage discussion, and Toynbee is in conversation with the Yorkshire Post's Digital Editor David Behrens.

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In The Verdict, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and David Walker, Social Affairs Editor for the Guardian, former leader writer for the Times and presenter of BBC Radio 4's Analysis, investigate Labour's longest term in office, pitting election promises alongside government policy.

The Verdict: Did Labour Change Britain? published by Granta Books at 18.99 ISBN: 9781847081483

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