POL 147B Lecture 4: Lecture 4: British Political Parties: The Labour Party
Document Summary
The labour party, 1945-97: the party"s long-term philosophy and public image, has been relatively weak. The evolution of labour policies and its public image, 1945-1994: 1945-79: a consistent left-wing emphasis, with a dubious image for governing. Whole supported the pws and viewed as a mainstream political party: 1979-83: labour in hell: the loony left years. Gov. involvement in industries, and cradle to grave policies made britain the sick man of europe under the labour party control-- public opinion shifted and. Michael foote was elected as party leader-- did not turn out well. Was a very nice guy, but was a very ineffective party leader. Looked more like an absent minded professor that should not have been leading the country. He would use vocabulary that was often times associated with communism and marxism. 4 labour party politicians left because foote was too radical and started their own party that was a mainstream version of the labour party.
