The Labour Party since 1945

Download or read book The Labour Party since 1945 written by Kevin Jefferys and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1993-08-17 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What caused the 'strange death of Labour Britain'? Why did the party that swept to power in 1945 - and governed for half of the next twenty five years - falter so badly in the 1970's and 1980's? Here the author weighs up the conflicting arguments, and also takes a broader look at the interaction of policy, ideology and organisation in Labour's history. By drawing together these themes, Dr Jeffreys provides a wide-ranging introductory study: the first historical overview of the Labour party to cover the whole period between the eras of Clement Attlee and John Smith.