Britain has gone through an elongated period of economic growth since New Labour took office in 1997
has this been down to the party and Mr Gordon Brown in particular and their management of economy or is
it down to circumstance, situation and a bit of luck. If you listen to the government then you get the
obvious answer, likewise if you listen to the leader of the opposition. I intend to investigate New Labours
management of the economy, how much of the success has been down to the party, how successful has it
actually been in comparison to other western nations, how much of this success was inherited and how has
the party continued the growth of the economy….(short extract)