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No Return to ‘Beer and Sandwiches’: Industrial Relations and Employment Policies under John Major

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The Major Premiership

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When John Major became prime minister in November 1990, the industrial relations scene was markedly different to that which had existed a decade earlier, while the character of the labour market had also experienced profound changes during the 1980s.

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Dorey, P. (1999). No Return to ‘Beer and Sandwiches’: Industrial Relations and Employment Policies under John Major. In: Dorey, P. (eds) The Major Premiership. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27607-3_10

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