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Stefan Berger |
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"ORGANISING TALENT AND
DISCIPLINED STEADINESS": THE GERMAN SPD AS A MODEL FOR THE BRITISH LABOUR
PARTY IN THE 1920S?
Contemporary European
History (1996)
5(2): pp.171-190.
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Argues that Labour
looked to the SDP as the model for its organisation. |
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Michael Childs |
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LABOUR GROWS UP: THE ELECTORAL
SYSTEM, POLITICAL GENERATIONS, AND BRITISH POLITICS 1890-1929.
Twentieth Century British History
(1995) 6(2): pp.123-144.
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The rise of the Labour
Party and the decline of the Liberal Party was attributable primarily to
generational change, and not to either the effects of World War I or, by
itself, the enlargement of the electorate in 1918. |
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Michael Dawson |
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MONEY AND THE REAL IMPACT OF
THE FOURTH REFORM ACT.
Historical Journal
(1992) 35(2): pp.369-381.
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Labour was the main
beneficiary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act. |
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Duncan Tanner |
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ELECTIONS, STATISTICS, AND THE
RISE OF THE LABOUR PARTY, 1906-1931.
Historical Journal
(1991) 34(4): pp.893-908.
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A general interpretation
of statistics suggests the growth of electoral support for Labour is too
simplistic. |
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J.R.Brooks |
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LABOUR AND EDUCATIONAL
RECONSTRUCTION, 1916-1926: A CASE STUDY IN THE EVOLUTION OF POLICY.
History of Education
(1991) 20(3):
pp.245-259.
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Traces the growth of
consensus on educational policy in the Labour Party from the last phases
of World War I to the mid-1920's. Various factions within the party
favoured plans ranging from a free, universal, liberal education for all,
regardless of class, to vocational education for most with secondary
education in the liberal arts reserved for a qualified few. |
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Kenneth Wald |
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ADVANCE BY RETREAT? THE
FORMATION OF BRITISH LABOUR'S ELECTORAL STRATEGY.
Journal of British
Studies (1988)
27(3): pp.283-314.
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Although often seen as
a move for ideological purification and presented as such by the Labour
Party, Labour's reconstruction of 1918 was more accurately a pragmatic
political move aimed at making the party attractive to new voters,
especially the middle classes. |
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Anthony Mor-O'Brien |
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KEIR HARDIE, C. B. STANTON AND
THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
Llafur
(1986) 4(3): pp.31-42.
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Study of the split
between the pacifism of Keir Hardie and the patriotism of C. B. Stanton in
Aberdare. |
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Tony Adams |
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THE FORMATION OF THE
CO-OPERATIVE PARTY RECONSIDERED.
International
Review of Social History (1987)
32(1): pp.48-68.
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Argues that Sidney
Pollard's contention of growth of support for Labour amongst co-operators
before WWI is not supported by the evidence. |
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Jorgen Rasmussen
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WOMEN IN LABOUR: THE FLAPPER
VOTE AND PARTY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION IN BRITAIN.
Electoral Studies
(1984) 3(1): 47-63.
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Considers the impact of
the enfranchisement of women in 1918. |
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Hugh W.Stephens |
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PARTY REALIGNMENT IN
BRITAIN, 1900-1925: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS.
Social Science History
(1982) 6(1): pp.35-66.
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An increase in voter
turnout assisted Labour when a shift in the bases of Conservative and
Liberal parties aided a realignment in British politics. |
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Chris Chamberlain |
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THE GROWTH OF SUPPORT FOR
THE LABOUR PARTY IN BRITAIN.
British Journal of
Sociology
(1973) 24(4): pp.474-489.
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J.M.Winter |
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ARTHUR HENDERSON, THE RUSSIAN
REVOLUTION, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LABOUR PARTY.
Historical Journal (1972)
15(4): pp.753-773.
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Henderson's visit to
Russia at the outset of the Revolution changed his outlook. |
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