Let’s Build the Houses: How Attlee and Bevan tackled the Housing Crisis in 1945

With the increasing prominence of housing problems in recent years, Louis Welvaert looks at the achievements of past governments in this area. One significant period remaining unanalysed in terms of the contribution it can make to our current debate on housing is the Attlee Government. Today often only mentioned for the supposed restrictive effect of … Continue reading Let’s Build the Houses: How Attlee and Bevan tackled the Housing Crisis in 1945

“But the bloody man plays golf!” – The Enduring Appeal of Harold Wilson

Starmer could do worse than take pointers from the Wilsonian example in the 1960s By Yann Griffiths It was the era of Terence Stamp and Jean Shrimpton, Bobby Moore lifting the World Cup, the wit and charm of ‘That Was The Week That Was’, The Beatles and Coronation Street - this was, of course, the … Continue reading “But the bloody man plays golf!” – The Enduring Appeal of Harold Wilson

100 years on: 1922 election and the death of the Liberal Party

One hundred years ago Britain went to the polls amid strikes, a post-pandemic slump, and war. By Paul Richards One hundred years ago this November, the country went to the polls to elect a new Government. Not everyone in the country, of course: the 1918 Representation of the People Act had enfranchised all adult men … Continue reading 100 years on: 1922 election and the death of the Liberal Party

Labour and the Monarch: Clement Attlee and King George VI

Scott Cresswell begins a new series looking at the relationship between Labour leaders and the monarchy Destiny is a strange force. Sometimes, politicians and leaders rise through the ranks to power as if they were created both ambitious and hungry for it. For others, power is an accidental gift. Both King George Vi and Clement … Continue reading Labour and the Monarch: Clement Attlee and King George VI

Labour and the Monarch: Ramsay MacDonald and King George V

Labour Leaders and the Monarchy: A History  (Part One) Scott Cresswell begins a new series looking at the relationship between Labour leaders and the monarchy “From his childhood onward this boy will be surrounded by sycophants and flatterers by the score and will be taught to believe himself as of a superior creation. A line … Continue reading Labour and the Monarch: Ramsay MacDonald and King George V