Do you agree with the view that‚ in the years 1964-70‚ the Labour Government’s failures outweighed its successes? One of the most significant failures of the Labour government between the years 1964 and 1970 were the economic difficulties. Source 7 agrees with this very strongly as it states that they had “not got the economy right”. This could be highlighting Labour’s National Plan launched by George Brown‚ the Minister of Economic Affairs at the time‚ in 1965. The Plan aimed to stimulate industrial
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were the Labour governments of 1924 and of 1929-31? The Labour government of 1924 displayed both positive and negative aspects. On the positive side‚ Labour had shown that it could actually run the country proved the widespread view that ‘Labour was unfit to govern’ was wrong and also it was proof that MacDonald and the Labour party could be trusted to run the country efficiently - the fears of a social upheaval on socialist lines. Education was a great area of achievement for Labour‚ as state
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To what extent has the Labour party moved away from its traditional roots? The Labour party believed in more traditional principles post the 1997 reforms where Labour was rebranded as ‘‘New Labour’.’ Prior to this‚ the party communicated in a ‘left wing’ approach with socialist ideas. They believed in core values‚ where some were emphasised more than others. Equality was significant as there was expansion of the welfare state e.g. they introduced the ‘free’ health care system and taxation in favour
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How successful were the welfare reforms in Labour Government 1945-1951? The New Labour Government came in to power in a ‘Landslide’ election victory. The Government was led by Clement Atlee and introduced reforms. The reforms were in Social Security‚ Health‚ Housing‚ Education and Employment. Under the Social Security reform they introduced the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946‚ National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Assistance Act 1948. They were a lot of criticism with
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The appointment of the first Labour government in January 1924 was widely regarded by contemporaries as an event of great political and social significance. The new Prime Minister‚ Ramsay MacDonald‚ lacked the governmental experience of his predecessors and had risen from obscure origins. Many on the political right expressed alarmist expectations of attacks on private property and established institutions. Among the more extreme predictions was a claim that women would be nationalised and free love
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during the second world war? (24 marks) After the war had finished Labour enjoyed a political victory in 1945‚ they were now in charge of making the policies and choices that would best suite Britain at this rough time of economic depression. Their success was down to many different factors both during and after the war. factors such as the public wanting rid of the total war memories that are held within the conservative party. Labour’s election victory was quite heavily down to the changes in
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Between 1945 and 1951 the Labour Government changed the face of Britain. Discuss. Between the years 1945 and 1951 the entire shape of Britain’s economy‚ society and government changed. After World War 2‚ Britain was left in economic and financial depression. Countries such as Japan and Germany‚ left in utter ruin from the war‚ ironically‚ were able to rebuild their economies faster‚ and better than we could improve ours. It was felt that a great change was required in Britain‚ and perhaps it was
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Why did the Labour government suffer an unexpected election defeat in 1970? In 1970‚ Harold Wilson’s Labour Government lost the general election to Ted Heath’s Conservatives. The Labour government had suffered economic problems (inherited from the previous Conservative government) throughout their time in office. Along with this; voters views of Wilson‚ problems with policy and awkward relations with the Trade Unions all contributed to the election defeat of 1970. Economically in the 1960’s
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Assess the Claim that the Labour Governments of 1924 and 1929-31 were unable to achieve anything In 1924‚ for the first time the Labour government was appointed‚ headed by leader Ramsay Macdonald. At this time‚ a topic of much political debate was trade‚ Conservatives adopting a protectionist policy contrasting with the Liberal and Labour views in favour of free trade‚ and as the strongest free trade party it was asked to take office. Their main aims in 1924 were to deal with the increase
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1945. This is what made the 1945 general election results - which showed that the national government‚ which was dominated by the 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
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