Deian Hopkin was Vice-Provost of London Guildhall University and from September will be Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of South Bank University in London. Duncan Tanner is Professor of History at the University Wales, Bangor. Chris Williams is Professor at the Centre for Modern and Contemporary Wales at the University of Glamorgan

carefully researched criticises where necessary and praises appropriately. Importantly, it draws attention to the recent changes in conditions that moulded Labour during the first seven decades of the 20th Century.'(Tribune) 'a valuable addition to the literaturea useful addition to the relatively small literature on party politics in Wales'