Report Outline
History
Mr. James Ramsay Macdonald
History
In the recent General Election on December 6, the British Labour Party returned 192 members to Parliament, making it the seconded strongest party in the House of Commons. As the Conservative Party no longer commands a majority, it is thought that soon after the reading of the Speech from the Throne, on January 15, the present government will be turned out and that the King will ask Mr. James Ramsay MacDonald, the leader of the Labour Party, to form a cabinet.
The Labour movement in England has shown a slow but steady growth since the formation of the Labour Representation League in 1869. Prom 1869 to 1893, Labour members were returned in varying numbers from 2 in 1869 to 15 in 1892. The movement received a new impetus by the formation of the Independent Labour Party at Bradford in 1893 and by the organisation of the Labour Representation Committee in 1900 but although these organisations were successful in returning a limited number of members to Parliament, they never achieved any real political unity until after the General Election of 1906 when 29 members were returned and the present British Labour Party was formed under that name. From that time on it became a national party with a definite programme founded on ideas, instead of a Trade Union Combination founded on status. During the war the Party steadily supported the Government and several of its members entered the Lloyd George Coalition Cabinet in 1916. In the post-armistice election, it returned only 61 members but in 1922, 142 members were elected and the Party became for the first time, the second in the House.
The following table shows the gradual rise to power of the Labour Party. |
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Oct. 21, 2022 |
The United Kingdom's Future |
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Nov. 05, 2010 |
U.S.-British Relations |
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Jan. 30, 1998 |
U.S.-British Relations |
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Mar. 08, 1996 |
The British Monarchy |
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Sep. 15, 1995 |
Northern Ireland Cease-Fire |
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Nov. 17, 1978 |
New Prospects for Britain |
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Apr. 08, 1977 |
Britain: Debtor Nation |
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Sep. 26, 1975 |
Britain in Crisis |
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Jun. 10, 1970 |
British Election, 1970 |
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Oct. 30, 1968 |
British Economy Since Devaluation |
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Sep. 27, 1967 |
Britain in the 1960s: Descent from Power |
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Sep. 10, 1964 |
British Election, 1964 |
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Jun. 24, 1964 |
British Commonwealth in the Postwar World |
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Aug. 09, 1961 |
Socialized Medicine in Great Britain |
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Jul. 19, 1961 |
Britain, the United States and the Common Market |
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Sep. 16, 1959 |
British General Election |
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Mar. 13, 1957 |
American-British Relations |
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May 10, 1954 |
Political Trends in Britain |
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Sep. 13, 1951 |
British Social Services |
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May 24, 1950 |
Sterling Balances |
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Feb. 08, 1950 |
British Election, 1950 |
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Jan. 12, 1949 |
British National Health Service |
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Mar. 28, 1946 |
Sterling Area and the British Loan |
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Jul. 14, 1945 |
British Export Trade |
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Jun. 22, 1945 |
British Election |
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Jan. 01, 1943 |
Food Rationing in Great Britain |
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Apr. 19, 1941 |
Convoys for Britain |
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Jan. 02, 1941 |
Financing Britain's War Requirements |
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Aug. 26, 1938 |
Anglo-American Relations |
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Apr. 28, 1938 |
Economic Recovery in Great Britain |
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May 12, 1937 |
Britain's Intra-Imperial Relations |
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Sep. 09, 1931 |
Unemployment Insurance in Great Britain |
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Aug. 09, 1930 |
The Protectionist Movement in Great Britain |
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Sep. 10, 1929 |
The British Task in Palestine |
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May 06, 1929 |
The British General Election of 1929 |
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Jun. 12, 1926 |
The British Trade and Financial Situation |
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May 07, 1926 |
Background of the British Labor Crisis |
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Oct. 17, 1924 |
British Electoral System and Political Issues |
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Feb. 29, 1924 |
British and French Finances |
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Jan. 14, 1924 |
The British Labour Party |
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