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The History of the Labour Party

The History of the Labour Party

By: Callum Tennant
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 A weekly podcast examining the emergence, development and subsequent history of the British Labour Party. Political Science Politics & Government World
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  • 001 - Founding the Labour Party

    001 - Founding the Labour Party
    Nov 28 2020

    Welcome to The History of the Labour Party, a weekly series following the establishment, growth and subsequent history of the British Labour Party.

    In this episode we explore why setting up a political party for labour was a radical idea, how the trade unions and key socialists went about doing it, and how this culminated in the establishment of the Labour Representation Committee.

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    12 mins
  • 002 - Taff Vale, secret electoral pacts and Labour's first elections

    002 - Taff Vale, secret electoral pacts and Labour's first elections
    Dec 6 2020

    Welcome to The History of the Labour Party, a weekly series following the establishment, growth and subsequent history of the British Labour Party.

    In this episode we explore the historic Taff Vale ruling and what it meant for the unions, the LRC's secret electoral pact with the Liberals and the political developments of the 1910's.
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    10 mins
  • 003 - Labour and The First World War

    003 - Labour and The First World War
    Jan 15 2021

    The First World War brought organised labour into the heart of government like never before. The Great War was also marked the start of the end for the Liberal Party.

    All that, and more on this episode of the History of The Labour Party.
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    10 mins
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