Men Who Made Labour

ISBN-13: 9781845680473 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 304 str.

Haworth/Hayte; Alan Haworth

Opis

Celebrating the centenary of the Parliamentary Labour Party, this fascinating book commemorates the twenty-nine founding Labour MPs elected in 1906, including Labour's first Prime Minister, first Chancellor of the Exchequer, first Minister of Labour, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. With a foreword by Tony Blair, Men Who Made Labour focuses on the pioneers' origins, expectations, world vision and achievements in the context of early twentieth-century conditions, when the prospect of any Labour government was still a distant dream. Drawing upon a vast array of previously unpublished material, and with obituaries primarily written by the twenty-first century successors to those original MPs, the text provides a unique insight into how today's politicians view their party's past - ensuring that it is an excellent resource for all politics and modern history students, as well as general readers with an interest in the area.

Spis treści

Foreword – Prime Minister.  Introduction  1. Labour’s Parliamentary Pioneers of 1906  2. 1906: The 29 Obituaries  3. Voice of the People: 50 Years of the PLP  4. Labour’s Early Days  5. First PLP Minutes.  Appendix: List of Chairmen and Secretaries of the PLP, 1906–2006

O autorze

Haworth, Alan; Hayter, Dianne