A Study in the Political activity of the British Labour Movement 1868-1931 " The ideology and Political role of the Labour Party as an example" | ||
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| Article 1, Volume 10, Issue 0, January 2014, Pages 57-101 PDF (0 K) | ||
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| The Paper studies the activity of the Labour Movement in Britain and the Political role played by it in the British society, and the means the Movement followed to reach power. The study shows the most important socialist union and societies that preceded the establishment of the Labour Party and the principles followed by it and role of the labour leaderships in it.Move over,light is shed on the ideology followed by the Labour Party through the study of the writings of Ramsay MacDonald. The paper also explains the most significant challenges faced by the First Labour Government in the history of Britain in1924that eventually resulted in its down fall. The paper also explains the factors that led to weakening the role of the Labour Party on the Political Scene after1924and the factors that helped it regain Popularity and reaching Power to form the ministry for the second time in1929 as well as the nature of the interior and foreign policies followed by it. The Paper includes an introduction, four Chapters and a conclusion: Chapter one showed the activity of the Labour Movement during the stage before the establishment of the Labour Party before 1900. Chapter two tackles the ideology of the Labour Party Through the writings of Ramsay MacDonald. Chapter three is entitled " The First Labour ministry" ( January- December 1924). While Chapter four discusses the Policy of the Second Labour Government (June 1929- August 1931). By studying all these events the researcher arrives at conclusions that explain the political activity of the British Labour Movement, the goals it sought to achieve and the ideology adopted by the Labour Party since its foundation through studying and analyzing the writings of the Party chief Ramsay MacDonald and the role this Party played in the British foreign Policy Since its establishment until the down fall of the second Labour Ministry in 1931 with evaluating this role and examining the degree of its conformity with the Party ideology Presented before arriving to Power. | ||
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