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Kenneth O Morgan Articles

Harold Wilson: The Unprincipled Prime Minister?

As I read this collection of essays on the life of Harold Wilson I became acutely aware of the particular influence Harold had had on the whole of my life, from the time I was born. Starting with his key wartime role as a civil servant and moving on to his close...

‘Political action is both necessary and worthwhile’

I interviewed Denis Healey as part of the research for my biography of Aneurin Bevan in February 2011. He immediately seized on Bevan’s remark that ‘the right kind of leader for the Labour party is a kind of dessicated calculating-machine’. While Clement Attlee was...

Reassessing Foot

Three weeks ago today, Tuesday 23 July 2013, marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Michael Foot. It provides an ideal opportunity for considered reflection on Foot’s long parliamentary career. Unfortunately, after the general election of 1983, Foot’s reputation...

Ages of Reform: Dawns and Downfalls of the British Left

Kenneth O Morgan is long established as the Grand Old Man of Labour history. This readable collection of essays and lectures captures his imaginative sympathy with the broader Liberal and Labour traditions that have existed since the beginning of the modern political age.