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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"The 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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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 development of the Labour Party in the Black Country (1918-39)
This thesis 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 …
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The Labour party and social policy 1900-1914: The case of national insurance
Political parties frequently refer to their roots in an attempt to demonstrate a sense of continuity within which the policies of today are the latest stage in a long and evolving process born in a glorious past. A prime example of this was provided by literature published in celebration of the …
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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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Working-class politics in Sheffield, 1900-1920 : A regional study in the origins and early growth of the Labour Party.
The aim of this thesis is to contribute to an understanding of the nature of working class politics in one local context and to understanding of the main areas of ideological struggle endemic at this time. In this sense, the work will enrich both the field of local political history and the broader …
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The Labour Party and family income support policy; 1940-1979. An examination of the party's interpretation of the relationship between family income support and the labour market.
The first two chapters examine the party's policy towards the wage-stop and the poverty trap. Until 1963 the party ignored the wage-stop but from then until 1975 a section of the party campaigned against the regulation expressing moral revulsion and concern about its administration but only rarely …
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The Labour Party's commonwealth : an analysis of discourses on political community in the 1930s
This dissertation develops a method for the analysis of political discourse from the work of Foucault which it uses to construct the Labour Party in the 1930s, in a specific relation to the issues of antisemitism and Indian independence. These issues are chosen because they are some of the issues …
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British reactions to Amritsar and Croke Park : Connections and comparisons
This thesis explores British reactions to the Amritsar Massacre 1919 and the Croke Park Massacre 1920. It centres on the British Government’s response to these massacres, and the perspectives of two opposed political groups: the British and Irish Unionists, and the Labour Party. Connections and …
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The television policies of the British Labour Party 1951-2000
This thesis provides an extended analysis 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 …
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To Want Something Better is to Want Something Worse: A Critique of the Labour Party’s (Continual) Adaptation to the Capitalist State
Drawing on the Marxist critique of bourgeois political economy, this thesis empirically and theoretically analyses the political and ideological trajectory of the Labour Party from 1945-97, concentrating in particular on the Party’s reluctance in seriously changing the structures of the British …
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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 ideology of Labourism and Britain's withdrawal from East of Suez
This thesis seeks to examine the ideology of the Labour Party in relation to the Party's attitude towards Britain's role East of Suez since 1945. Both periods of office and opposition are examined in depth, although the major emphasis is on the period of office from October 1964 to June 1970. The …
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The relationship between the early New Zealand Labour Party and Socialism 1900 - 1935 : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
The New Zealand Labour Party had a stated objective of the socialisation of the means of production, distribution and exchange or as popularly stated, socialism. However, the definition of the term differed between individuals or groups due to the many variations of socialism. This thesis seeks to …
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White politics and the Garment Workers' Union, 1930 - 1953
The years after 1930 witnessed the emergence of the present-day National Party and its eventual victory in the 1948 general election. However, little literature has appeared on the white labour movement, the Labour Party and the trade union activities of the Afrikaner nationalists during the …
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Political cultures in British trade unionism and their dissemination : 1931–1951
… project between Salford University and the Working Class Movement Library (WCML). The project seeks to investigate and analyse, both diachronically and synchronically, the political cultures within major British trade unions affiliated to the Labour Party, the way in which these relate …
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Industrial relations in the road passenger transport industry-a political-economic analysis.
This thesis examines the British Bus and Tram Industry from 1889 to 1988. The first determinant of the pattern of industrial relations is the development of the labour-process. The labour process changes with the introduction of new technology (electrified trams and mechanised buses), the …
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