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Re: Revolution postponed.
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Originally Posted by MargaretR
Its not surprising - at the 1907 election the Labour party had only existed one year.
History of socialism in Great Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Labour Representation Committee was founded with Keir Hardie as its leader. At the 1900 election the LRC won only two seats, and the SDF disaffiliated, but more unions signed up.
The LRC affiliated to the Socialist International and in 1906 changed its name to Labour Party. It formed an electoral pact with the Liberals, intending to cause maximum damage to the Unionist Government in the forthcoming election. This was successful, and in the process, 29 Labour MPs were elected" |
Yes, I know, but why were we slower to embrace the new 'workers party', than the downtrodden of Burnley, and Colne?
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