This event has finished Took place on: Tuesday, 23rd Sep 2014
Free FreeThe 1945 general election saw the return of the first ever majority Labour government. The Gallup poll had shown a Labour lead for over two years.
Nevertheless most politicians and commentators were astonished by the result, since they expected that the war hero, Winston Churchill, would be returned to office by a grateful notion.
In the event there was a swing of around 12% to Labour. How is this to be explained? Did the war radicalise the British people? Was the outcome a mandate for socialism? Or was it merely a reaction against the politics of the inter-war years?
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2014-09-23 2014-09-23 Europe/London The General Election, 1945 A talk about the first ever Labour election victory, in 1945. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2014/09/23/the-general-election-1945-48110 ,,, Meeting point to be confirmedWhat else is hapening in London on 23rd Sep 2014
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