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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"Labour Party"”.
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The Labour party and the impact of war, 1939-1945
This thesis examines the internal politics of the Labour party during the Second World War. There are two primary elements to the study: on the one hand, an analysis of the techniques of party management, and, on the other, examination of the personal conflicts and rivalries which dominated …
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The television policies of the British Labour Party 1951-2000
… of the television policies of the British Labour Party from 1951 up to the present day. It examines the evolution of Labour's television policy and focuses on the social, political and economic contexts in which policies were developed, the party forums in which policies were discussed and …
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Hugh Gaitskell, the Labour Party and foreign affairs 1955-63
Hugh Gaitskell was leader of the Labour Party between 1955-63. The Cold War was at a critical level and bi-partisanship in international affairs was expected. With Gaitskell's accession this appeared to end, marked in particular by the disputes over Suez, the independent nuclear deterrent and …
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Political ideas and policy in the Labour Party, 1983-1992
This thesis examines the political ideas of the Labour Party between 1983 and 1992. It adopts two detailed case studies: Labour’s economic policy and Labour’s social policy. Part I provides an historical context of Labour’s political ideas and Part II analyses the political ideas content of …
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The third way: the British Labour Party and the German SPD
… the Third Way in the cases of the British Labour Party and the German SPD from a comparative perspective. Applying a new mix of analytical tools, the investigation of the Third Way impact on both parties is conducted at three different levels: in the setting of the respective party …
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Independent Labour Party men and women's suffrage in Britain, 1893-1914
… movement, of the male members of the Independent Labour Party, a mixed sex socialist organisation. The period covered ranges from 1893, the year of the party's foundation, to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. The aim of this study is to contribute to our understanding of a hitherto …
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The development of the Labour Party in the Black Country (1918-39)
… shows that for much of the inter-war period the Labour Party in the Black Country developed in a pattern, which was distinct within the West Midlands. Whilst Birmingham could claim to remain as the stronghold of Unionism during this period, the Black Country came close at times to becoming a …
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A study of anti-Americanism in the British Labour Party, 1960-1997
… of the thesis is anti-Americanism in the British Labour Party between 1960 and 1997. The 'Introduction' examines the conceptual questions, as well as the historical heritage, of Socialist anti-Americanism. The body of the thesis is split into three case studies, each case study dealing with one of …
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Patterns of Disenchantment. The Position of the Liberal and Labour Party: 1910-1914
… <p>Chapter two concentrates on the parliamentary Labour Party. In tracing the early development of Labour, emphasis will be placed on the multitude of constraints and liabilities that the party encountered from 1900 to 1914. Areas covered will include internal weaknesses, the relationship with …
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The Labour party and social policy 1900-1914: The case of national insurance
… in celebration of the centenary in 2000 of the Labour Party. The picture evoked is one of Keir Hardie leading a dedicated group of early socialists in forming the party in 1900 before going on to a successful campaign for social welfare reform, a picture challenged by a number of historians. …
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The British Labour Party in Opposition, 1979-1997: Structures, Agency, and Party Change
The British Labour Party has spent eighteen years in opposition since 1979. During that time it lost four consecutive general elections to the Conservative Party. In 1997, however, it now looks set to win its first election since 1974. This thesis examines the Labour Party in opposition since 1979, …
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The British Labour Party and the German Social Democratic Party: Changing Attitudes towards the Welfare State
… in attitudes of the German Social Democratic Party and the British Labour Party towards the welfare state during the period from 1990 to 2010 and which effects in consequence these changes had on the existing welfare states. This thesis builds on the welfare state categorization work done by …
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Co-operative Commonwealth or New Jerusalem? The Co-operative Party and the Labour Party, 1931-1951.
The Co-operative Party, despite representing the largest consumer and social movement in Britain, is systematically overlooked or misunderstood in twentieth century British political historiography. What makes this neglect more surprising is that from 1927 the Co-operative Party had a formal …
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Continuing transformation: the structure, composition, and functioning of the New Zealand Labour Party in the Auckland region, 1949-70
… democracies since 1945, many Socialist and Labour Parties have apparently emulated organisationally their more conservative and often more successful middle-class rivals and have experienced what L.D. Epstein has termed 'contagion from the right'. This thesis sets out to examine this …
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Working-class politics in Sheffield, 1900-1920 : A regional study in the origins and early growth of the Labour Party.
… a balance of control in the workplace, in Party politics and in the community. This section is complemented by an appendix which lists the names and interests of this group. The organisation of working class politics is, throughout the study, considered according to the different strategies …
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