Democrat (also called The Coalition: Our Programme for Government) won 210 seats‚ the Liberals won 12 seats and the Communist won 2 seats. The Labour party had an overall majority of 147 making Clement Attlee the prime minister for the
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Conservative Party during Churchill’s time as Prime Minister‚ had lost the election to the Labour Party - surprising‚ because Churchill’s leadership was a major factor in Britain holding off against Nazi Germany. The Labour Party (Lead by Clement Attlee) won the 1945 general election instead of the Conservatives‚ gaining nearly 12 million votes and an additional 239 seats‚ which was a significant increase to the Conservatives
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weakness and incapability of defending its own colonies. The War did not only affect Britain’s prestige as a world power‚ but it also affected its economy‚ and that was the reason why the Labour Party‚ US‚ and a few conservatives like MacMillan‚ and Attlee wonder if it’s in Britain benefit to keep the colonies. After the war‚ Britain was not able to afford all the costs it was paying‚ after it all it was relying heavily on the US‚ Britain was deep in debt. After the fall of France‚ the British had
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To what extent was party policy the most important factor in the fluctuating fortunes of the Labour party 1900-45? The main aim for Labour at the start of the 20th century was to establish itself as a party that recognised and appealed to the working classes‚ as well as breaking down the two-party system in Britain with the addition of a new political force. The founding of the Labour Representation Committee can be attributed somewhat to Keir Hardie in the late 1800s‚ a movement that grew noticeably
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Election was held and the winner was Clement Attlee‚ it has shifted to a Labour government. It was not only a change of Prime Minister but a total change of policy. This has been a serious change in the implication of the foreign policy. This new government brought a new policy with the colonies. Clement Attlee brought a policy of “peaceful disengagement”. He wanted to avoid conflict. This engagement removed the British influence from the colonies. Clement Attlee could see “the way the wind was blowing”
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Priestley encourages people to seize the opportunity the end of the war had given them to build a better‚ more caring society and put an end to the “Golden Age” Which Winston Churchill of the Conservative party favoured. However Priestley favoured Clement Attlee of the opposing party Labour; he thought Labour were more fair and equal and spoke the truth‚ Priestley thought many people had forgotten the truth‚ that the rich had all the power and the poor had nothing during the “Golden Age.” His play “An Inspector
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exactly what sort of party it was and what aims it should pursue. Many felt that the welfare state was just the first step towards true socialism‚ whereas others felt it was as far left is the party should go. The radical end of the party had supported Attlee but had felt that he should’ve gone further. With a new leader they felt the time was right to express their dissatisfaction. This lack of identity‚ sense of direction and organisation within the party would eventually cause the split between them
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The key parties in this election involved the Conservative Party‚ headed by Stanley Baldwin‚ the Labour Party‚ headed by Clement Attlee‚ and the Liberal Party‚ headed by Sir Herbert Samuel. 1931 saw the establishment of the National Government with a Cabinet of four Labours four Conservatives and two Liberals. The main goal of the National Government was to bring all three parties
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE WELFARE STATE? The question set is so broad that I shall have to be selective. I shall conduct my answer in relation to the British Welfare State. Before we can successfully understand the function of the Welfare State we must first be clear of its definition. Although I recognise that Britain has a long history of providing forms of welfare to its citizens though relief like the poor-law between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries‚ I intend to look at the post-war
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difference of opinions emerged in various issues such as Poland’s border‚ Germany’s future and the future of liberated Europe. This became more prominent when the wartime leaders of US and Great Britain (Roosevelt and Churchill) were replaced by Truman and Attlee respectively. Thus‚ a great division occurred amongst the Allies now that the common enemy was defeated. The disagreements were the first clear sign of the beginning of a new war. The personalities of the post-war leaders mentioned above and also
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