John Clancy and Professor David Bailey present
the radical alternative in radical politics: the 5th Way. John and Dave challenge both Old and New Labour approaches
to socialism in the 21st Century. It is the challenging next step for Brownites,
Blairites, McDonnellies, Johnsonistas, Harmonites, Meacherites, Hainites, Cruddites, Blearsers and Bennites (old and new). It also challenges
the Cameroons to look further and deeper. Forget the 4th Way (if there ever
really was one): the 5th Way has already overtaken it.
John
Clancy
is a teacher, a
Department Head in an inner-urban comprehensive in Walsall, West
Midlands, and is a
former venture capital solicitor. He recently stepped down as a
Labour Councillor on Birmingham City Council (Hodge Hill Ward). He served there as a councillor over 5 municipal years from 2002-2006. He was Chair of Birmingham
Edgbaston Constituency Labour Party from 1995-2002 and chaired its
Campaigns Committee during that time. He was Parliamentary Agent to
Gisela Stuart M.P. in the 2001 General Election. He has been married
to Rachel for 21 years and has an 18 year-old daughter.
Professor David Bailey
is Professor of Economic Policy and International Business at the University of Birmingham Business School. He is also Head of the Industrial and Labour Economics (ILE) Group at the Birmingham Business School. He is a member of the Management Board of the Institute for Economic Development Policy. Within the Institute, David is involved in several international research projects with partner organisations. David is a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).