On seeking office and in coming to power, New Labour presented its vision for Britain in moral terms. During the course of the New Labour administration, further moral themes have been introduced: responsibility and respect, the merits of local government and self-governance, and the moral imperative to confront threats of 'terror' from abroad. This moral agenda, with its apparently religious roots, has been much noted, but not much discussed. The political phenomenon of New Labour requires the disciplines of theology and ethics, as well as social theory and politics, to be properly understood and assessed. Drawing together for the first time theorists from a range of disciplines and commitments, this interdisciplinary collection offers a reckoning of this New Labour decade. As such, it has four central research questions: What is the nature of this remoralising? What are its sources? How effective has it been and what difference has this moral discourse made? What can be learned from Blairism about the relationship between faith, morals and governance?

Preface - Anthony Giddens 1. Introduction2. Doing God? Public Theology under Blair, Elaine Graham (University of Manchester, UK) Part I: Ethics and Politics3. Let Citizens Without Sin Cast the First Stone: Judging the Moral Failings of Blair and Politics, Gerry Stoker (University of Southampton, UK)4. Demoralizing Britain: 10 Years of Depoliticisation, Stefan Skrimshire (University of Manchester, UK)5. New Labour and a Liberal Labour Tradition, Will Hutton (former editor of the Observer and Director of the Work Foundation, UK)6. Gordon Brown and his Presbyterian Moral Compass, Douglas Gay (University of Glasgow, Scotland)Part II: Justice and Community7. Are We Happier, Mr Brown? John Atherton (William Temple Foundation, UK)8. Social Justice, Social Control or the Pursuit of Happiness? The Goals and Values of the Regeneration Industry, Jess Steele (Development Trusts Association, UK)9. But What is Community? The Continuing Development of a New Labour Concept, Mark Chapman (Ripon College, Cuddesdon, UK)10. Constructing Christian Right Enemies and Allies: US, UK and Eastern Europe, Cynthia Burack (Ohio State University, USA) and Angelia R. Wilson (University of Manchester, UK)11. The Moral Bases of the Black Panther's Breakfast Program, Head Start (US) and Sure Start (UK): A critical Comparison, Emily Hicks (San Diego State University, USA)12. Putting the Moral Majority Back in Charge: New Labour's Punitive Politics of Respect, Phil Edwards (University of Manchester, UK)Part III: Justice and International Order13. Tony Blair and the Commission for Africa: A Fig Leaf For Iraq or a Moral Imperative?, Paul Vallely (the Independent)14. Soul Brothers? Blair, Bush and the Compact Between Liberal Interventualism and Conservative Nationalism, Inderjeet Parmar (University of Manchester, UK)15. When Remoralizing Fails? Christopher Baker, Elaine Graham and Peter Manley Scott (University of Manchester, UK) and (University of Manchester, UK).