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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 of the Trade Unions , devoted to raising wages and ...
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 of the Trade Unions , devoted to raising wages and ...
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But all through the between - war years no Socialist programme that was both revolutionary and workable ever appeared ; basically , no doubt , because no one genuinely wanted any major change to happen . The Labour leaders wanted to go ...
But all through the between - war years no Socialist programme that was both revolutionary and workable ever appeared ; basically , no doubt , because no one genuinely wanted any major change to happen . The Labour leaders wanted to go ...
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The first three points deal with England's internal policy , the other three with the Empire and the world :I. Nationalization of land , mines , railways , banks and major industries . II . Limitation of incomes , on such a scale that ...
The first three points deal with England's internal policy , the other three with the Empire and the world :I. Nationalization of land , mines , railways , banks and major industries . II . Limitation of incomes , on such a scale that ...
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User Review - the.ken.petersen - LibraryThingIt seems harsh to criticise George Orwell's optimism when he implies that socialism has become inevitable: he was writing in 1941, I thought so in 1980. Sadly, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and ... Read full review
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| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius Issue 1 of Searchlight books |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg, 1941 |
| Length | 126 pages |
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