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==== Government of 1945-1951 ==== | ==== Government of 1945-1951 ==== | ||
In July 1945 a general election was called with the war in Europe coming to a close, resulting in Atlee's Labour winning a large majority of 393 MPs out of 640. This government is credited with the nationalization of several industries such as coal, rail, gas, electricity, iron and steel and the [[Bank of England]] as well as the creation of the [[National Health Service]] (NHS) | In July 1945 a general election was called with the war in Europe coming to a close, resulting in Atlee's Labour winning a large majority of 393 MPs out of 640.. This government is credited with the nationalization of several industries such as coal, rail, gas, electricity, iron and steel and the [[Bank of England]] as well as the creation of the [[National Health Service]] (NHS) and other features of the Welfare state. This period is where Labour claims its socialist credentials from despite nationalization not necessarily having anything to do with socialism. When the Conservatives won the next election in 1951 curiously enough they undid few of Labour's changes, allowing the welfare state to thrive, there was little tangible difference in this new government.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
===== Domestic Policy ===== | ===== Domestic Policy ===== | ||
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==== Government of 1974-1979 ==== | ==== Government of 1974-1979 ==== | ||
==== Miners' strike ==== | |||
In 1984 the [[National Union of Mineworkers]] (NUM) called for a strike to protest the planned closure of 95 pits at a cost of 100,000 jobs by the government of Conservative Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]. The Labour Party under leader [[Neil Kinnock]] opposed the strike and sided with the bourgeois. Kinnock, accused the miners of using violence at a time when the police were staging cavalry charges against peaceful, unarmed, picketing miners.<ref name=":1" /> | In 1984 the [[National Union of Mineworkers]] (NUM) called for a strike to protest the planned closure of 95 pits at a cost of 100,000 jobs by the government of Conservative Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]. The Labour Party under leader [[Neil Kinnock]] opposed the strike and sided with the bourgeois. Kinnock, accused the miners of using violence at a time when the police were staging cavalry charges against peaceful, unarmed, picketing miners.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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==== Government of 1997-2010 ==== | ==== Government of 1997-2010 ==== | ||
==== 2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict ==== | |||
{{Main article|2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict}} | {{Main article|2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict}} | ||
[[David Lammy]], Labour's current shadow foreign secretary, continues support for NATO and has called for higher European defence spending.<ref name=":2">{{News citation|newspaper=[[Proletarian (newspaper)|Proletarian]]|title=Labour is the party of Nato, the party of war|date=2022-05-19|url=https://thecommunists.org/2022/05/19/news/labour-party-nato-warmongers-keir-starmer-clement-attlee/}}</ref> Eleven Labour MPs were threatened with expulsion for signing a statement drawn up by the [[Stop the War Coalition]] which refuted the idea that NATO is a defensive alliance and which recognized [[Russian Federation|Russia's]] security concerns.<ref>{{News citation|title=Yes, Russia should pull out — but Nato's warlike manoeuvres must end too|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/e/yes-russia-should-pull-out-natos-warlike-manoeuvres-must-end-too|newspaper=[[Morning Star]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222194209/https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/e/yes-russia-should-pull-out-natos-warlike-manoeuvres-must-end-too|archive-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> | [[David Lammy]], Labour's current shadow foreign secretary, continues support for NATO and has called for higher European defence spending.<ref name=":2">{{News citation|newspaper=[[Proletarian (newspaper)|Proletarian]]|title=Labour is the party of Nato, the party of war|date=2022-05-19|url=https://thecommunists.org/2022/05/19/news/labour-party-nato-warmongers-keir-starmer-clement-attlee/}}</ref> Eleven Labour MPs were threatened with expulsion for signing a statement drawn up by the [[Stop the War Coalition]] which refuted the idea that NATO is a defensive alliance and which recognized [[Russian Federation|Russia's]] security concerns.<ref>{{News citation|title=Yes, Russia should pull out — but Nato's warlike manoeuvres must end too|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/e/yes-russia-should-pull-out-natos-warlike-manoeuvres-must-end-too|newspaper=[[Morning Star]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222194209/https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/e/yes-russia-should-pull-out-natos-warlike-manoeuvres-must-end-too|archive-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> |