Britain Transformed, 1918-79

Changing party fortunes - 1918-19

Status of political parties in 1918:

• Liberal - WW1 created split in party with most against increasing government control
• Labour - close with unions and backed by working class
• Conservative - represented middle class and working class who wanted to rise up the classes

How Labour Party developed:

• after 1911 became easier fro working classes to get into politics after MP's started to get paid
• evolved from Labour Representation Committee of trade union congress
• 40 MPs in 1910 general election

Work of first Labour governement (1924):

• was only a minority Government led by Ramsay…