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Steve Fearon (84 KP) rated A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left in Books

Sep 11, 2018  
A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left
A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left
Simon Hannah | 2018 | History & Politics
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7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Great and detailed history of the Labour Party and its origins (1 more)
Helps identify trends and patterns to the Labour Party Culture
Is a little dry at times, and borders on textbooky (0 more)
The History, and Lessons of the Labour Party
After reading 'The Candidate', my lovely girlfriend got me this as a follow-up to allow me to learn more about the history of the left in the UK from the start of the 20th Century.

This book is very much a left-wing view of Labour's history, and does a good job of describing the main flag bearers and saboteurs of the worker focused socialist movements.

It helps trace the current Labour makeup back through the ages, via Benn, Bevan etc and gives a very good account of the many internal battles and compromises that took place through the 20th Century as the various power plays and world events echo Game Of Thrones at times.

Its also an important indicator of where power has corrupted idealogues of the past, and how it is often the working people that are the ones that pay the price for hubris (I am looking at you Kinnock!).

One for politico's only, not a casual read, but if you have an interest, do please check it out, there is a lot here to gain!