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... party that has ever seriously mattered , the Labour Party . It has never been able to achieve any major change , because except in purely domestic matters it has never possessed a genuinely independent policy . It was and is primarily a ...
... party that has ever seriously mattered , the Labour Party . It has never been able to achieve any major change , because except in purely domestic matters it has never possessed a genuinely independent policy . It was and is primarily a ...
Page 69
... Party's history and background made this impossible . It was a party of the Trade Unions , hopelessly parochial in outlook , with little interest in imperial affairs and no contacts among the men who actually held the Empire together ...
... Party's history and background made this impossible . It was a party of the Trade Unions , hopelessly parochial in outlook , with little interest in imperial affairs and no contacts among the men who actually held the Empire together ...
Page 70
... Party there existed several extremist parties , of whom the Communists were the strongest . The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920-6 and 1935-9 . Their chief importance , and that of the whole ...
... Party there existed several extremist parties , of whom the Communists were the strongest . The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920-6 and 1935-9 . Their chief importance , and that of the whole ...
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