election 1945 Articles

It is impossible to read Citizen Clem, John Bew’s superb new biography of Labour’s most beloved leader, without drawing contrasts to the present plight of Clement Attlee's party. The prologue offers a fascinating exploration of Attlee’s place in present political...

Labour’s next mission In 1942 William Beveridge identified the five ‘giant evils’ of society: squalor, ignorance, want, idleness, and disease. His proposals led to the foundation of the welfare state, and were the basis for much of what the 1945 Labour government...

This year will mark the 80th anniversary of the Labour party leadership election of 1935. Its long-term historical significance is not in doubt, for its winning candidate went on to become the 20th century’s most successful prime minister, leading the great postwar...

Labour’s defeat at the 2015 election was severe. There is no getting around that. Before the election many media commentators speculated that the Conservatives might run a '1992 campaign' and perhaps Labour might end up with a 1992 result. It was worse than that. It...