Britain's First Labour Government

by Laybourn, Keith; Shepherd, Johnathan

• ISBN13: 9781403915726
• ISBN10: 1403915725
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-09
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The First Labour Government is the first major account for nearly fifty years to re-assess critically Labour's first period in office in terms of domestic, foreign and imperial policy. It draws on a wide range of private papers and official sources and reconstructs the history of this forgotten government in the broader social and political context of the 1920s. This comprehensive study will appeal to everyone interested in twentieth-century British political history.

Author Biography

Keith Laybourn is Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	viii
List of Tables	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Abbreviations	xii
1 From Foundation Conference to Government	1
2 'Over the Threshold'	24
3 Labour Takes Office	41
4 Domestic Policies	68
5 Minority Government	106
6 Foreign and Imperial Policy	130
7 Downfall	161
8 Political Aftermath	185
9 Conclusion	199
Notes	208
Bibliography	234
Index	244