The New Work1. Introduction 1.1 Content: The essay question asks whether the reforms implemented in the 1990s by Labor are a new phenomenon or a renewal of past policies implemented by other governments in their turn. 1.2 Key terms: The idea of ​​New Labor is described by Philip Norton as "A summary label to describe the economic policies devised by the Labor Party in the 1990s to ensure a move away from 'old Labour' economic policy" (Jones 2001 , 697). at home and abroad. To establish whether New Labor is actually new in its initiatives and policies, or whether its various recent policies are simply stitching together old concepts to make Labor electable. 1.4 Plan: First, I will provide a small amount of background information on why Labor needed to change. Then we will compare Old and New Labour. Secondly I will cover the policies that Blair and New Labor introduced. Third, whether these changes were radical ideas on the part of the government or simply reworked past policies with a different interpretation. Central issues 2.1 Context of Labour's need for reform: · Damage to left-wing activists. · Spending and taxation proposals were out of reach · Kinnock's leadership. · The general public consensus that Labor could not be trusted in the economy.· Subsequent defeats in 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1992.2.2 New change in Labor policy:· Removal of "Clause IV" and inclusion of the private sector.· Move away from the idea of ​​low unemployment as an essential aspect of a successful economy, to the key focus on inflation. · Less interference in the economy. · Less emphasis on redistribution through taxation of the rich, and more through the 'invisible hand' of capitalism. Greater commitment to constitutional reform, for example devolution to Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, accession to the European Convention on Human Rights and finally partial reform of the House of Rights