A history of the British Labour Party, uncovering its deep internal divisions and shifting positions in politics.

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Simon Hannah, McDonnell, John (1951-)

Ingram Publisher Services UK- Academic

Osberton Productions Ltd

Ingram Publisher Services UK, London, 2018

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Left Book Club, London, 2018

1, 20180220

<p>** Guardian Politics Book of the Day**<br /><br />For over a hundred years, the British Labour Party has been a bastion for working class organisation and struggle. However, has it ever truly been on the side of the workers? Where do its interests really lie? And can we rely on it to provide a barrier against right-wing forces? By looking into its history, this book shines a light on the internal dynamics of the 'party with socialists in it'.<br /><br />From its origins in the late nineteenth century, the Labour Party was uncomfortably divided between a metropolitan liberal and a working class milieu, which characterises the party to this very day. This history guides us through the Bevanite movement and the celebrated government of Clement Attlee, to the emergence of a New Left that was highly sceptical of the Labour party during the Wilson era. It explores the move towards Blairism and the disheartening story of the decline of the Labour Left after their historic defeat in the 1980s.<br /><br />With the emergence of socialist leader Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour Party's fate rests in the balance. Will they reconcile their internal divisions or split into obscurity?<br /><br />Published in partnership with the Left Book Club.</p>

"From its origins in the late nineteenth century, the Labour Party was uncomfortably divided between socialists who aimed for a radical transformation of society and the economy, and moderates who wished to improve the lot of the poor within the limits of the existing system. This division characterises the party to this very day. A Party with Socialists in It guides us from the foundation of the party through the celebrated government of Clement Attlee to the emergence of the New Left of the 1960s which was highly sceptical of the Labour Pary. It explores the radicalism of the Labour left during the 1970s and early 1980s, including the inspirational figure of Tony Benn, and then the decline and active suppression of the left with the rise of New Labour and Tony Blair's premiership. Under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, have the socialists in the party finally come to determine its course, or will the divisions at its heart eventually cause Corbyn's leadership to founder?" --back cover

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