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Britain: New Labour – a historical assessment
In this last article in her series on the History of the Labour Party,
Barbara Humphries looks at how the turn to the left in the 1970s was cut across
and how the present Blairite clique came to dominate the party, and draws the
lessons for today’s activists. The present turn to the right is nothing new in
the party’s history. As in the past it will be followed by a turn to the left.
Labour’s 1945 landslide and beyond
Barbara Humphries continues her series on the history of the Labour
Party.
1945 marked a watershed for Labour and for British society. The Labour
Party won an historic victory, with a 146-seat majority over all other parties.
It was won on the most radical election manifesto, before or since. This article
was originally published in Socialist Appeal, issue 50 April 1997.
Labour in Government
Barbara Humphries continues her series on the history of the Labour Party
with a look at the experience of the first two Labour governments. This article
was originally published in Socialist Appeal, issue 49 March 1997.
The end of Lib-Labism
In this article in our series on the history of the British Labour party, Barbara Humphries looks at
the early years of Labour in parliament and how the development of the class struggle forced the leaders of
the party to make the final break with Liberalism.
(Originally published in Socialist Appeal, issue 48, February 1997).
History of the Labour Party – Taff Vale, the unions and Labour
Barbara Humphries continues her history of the British Labour Party. This was originally published in the British Socialist Appeal in December 1996.
Labour’s foundation years
Following on from our first introductory article on the founding years of the
British Labour Party, Barbara Humphries continues her series of articles that
look at the issues and characters involved in the British Labour Party’s
history and development. This was originally published in
November 1996 in the British Socialist Appeal.
How the British Labour Party was formed
This is the first of a series of articles on the history of the British
Labour Party. These articles will help workers and youth to get a greater
understanding of what the Labour Party is and what the attitude of Marxists to
it should be. In this article we look at how the Party emerged from the
struggles of the working class towards the end of the 19th and at the beginning
of the 20th centuries.
Tory Old Guard confirms our perspectives for the Conservative Party
On November 17 we published an article on the crisis in the British Conservative
Party, Tories in Crisis – The Plots Thicken.
The purpose of the article was to show how the Tories’ crisis, and especially the crisis of their
leadership, is an expression of the crisis of the capitalist system, which
affects all classes in society. We explained how the ‘Old Guard’ of the
Tories would prefer the leader of the party to be elected by the MPs and not the
rank and file, because the present rank and file are so right wing and out of
touch with the real needs of the ruling class. The latest statements of some of
the old guard Tory leaders now confirm our analysis.
From war to revolution and counterrevolution
As the world enters a new
turbulent period of wars and revolutions Rob Sewell looks at the situation in Europe in
the period of the 1930s and 1940s
Tory Old Guard confirms our perspectives for the Conservative Party
On November 17 we published an article on the crisis in the British Conservative
Party, Tories in Crisis – The Plots Thicken.
The purpose of the article was to show how the Tories' crisis, and especially the crisis of their
leadership, is an expression of the crisis of the capitalist system, which
affects all classes in society. We explained how the 'Old Guard' of the
Tories would prefer the leader of the party to be elected by the MPs and not the
rank and file, because the present rank and file are so right wing and out of
touch with the real needs of the ruling class. The latest statements of some of
the old guard Tory leaders now confirm our analysis.
20,000 workers march through London in support of the fire fighters
Report on last Saturday’s (December 7, 2002) TUC demonstration in London in
support of the firefighters, where 20,000 trade unionists turned up. ACAS
negotiations are not going to give firefighters what they want. These are mere
delaying tactics. The FBU must step up the struggle.