From the News Chronicle in October 1936: Will there ever be a Labour government again? Continue reading
Tag Archives: Labour history
Labour leadership elections: Part 3
ALWYN TURNER on 1992-2007, the days when Labour leader and prime minister weren’t mutually exclusive jobs. Continue reading
The Gouldfather
ALWYN TURNER reflects on the 1992 Labour leadership election, when the party chose the wrong man. Continue reading
Old King Log: The rise of James Callaghan
ALWYN TURNER remembers the Labour Party’s leadership election in 1976. Continue reading
A Harold for all seasons
DAN ATKINSON celebrates the 1970s incarnation of Harold Wilson. Continue reading
2015 Politician of the Year (dead)
The unexpected return of a lost Labour hero. Continue reading
The curious case of the kidnapped communist
ALWYN TURNER explores the curious incident that befell Harry Pollitt in 1925. Continue reading
‘It was not a happy period’
Is it really deja vu all over again? Some quotes from the Labour Party in the early 1980s. Continue reading
‘The most degrading and bestial business in the world’
Remembrance hasn’t always been a pageant of national unity. ALWYN TURNER reveals how the British state once feared its veterans. Continue reading
Denis the menace
He was a political bruiser and hated by the left. But Denis Healey’s great achievement, argues DAN ATKINSON, was to cut without harming. Continue reading
