Labour historians look to the past in search of lessons for the Starmer government

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In the fortnight leading up to the general election on 4 July, the Labour History Research Unit (LHRU) at Anglia Ruskin University surveyed historians of the Labour Party and modern Britain (including myself) to find out which previous administration they thought Keir Starmer’s government would most resemble. The survey also asked historians to comment on ‘the myths Labour lives by’, and its past commitments to socialism and social equality.

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Labour Party

Period1 Jul 2024

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  • TitleLabour historians look to the past in search of lessons for the Starmer government
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletSociety for the Study of Labour History
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date1/07/24
    DescriptionIn the fortnight leading up to the general election on 4 July, the Labour History Research Unit (LHRU) at Anglia Ruskin University surveyed historians of the Labour Party and modern Britain to find out which previous administration they thought Keir Starmer’s government would most resemble. The survey also asked historians to comment on ‘the myths Labour lives by’, and its past commitments to socialism and social equality.
    Producer/AuthorSociety for the Study of Labour History
    URLhttps://sslh.org.uk/2024/07/15/labour-historians-look-to-the-past-in-search-of-lessons-for-the-starmer-government/
    PersonsChristopher Massey
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