LABOUR'S 1945 LANDSLIDE WIN

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Last time the UK had a general election in July - in 1945 - Labour won by a landslide.
Under Labour leader Clement Attlee, the party's radical and ambitious plans to rebuild a broken Britain after the Second World War strongly appealed to the electorate.
Labour's post-war achievements in the 1940's included:
▪ the creation of the modern welfare state and the National Health Service;
▪ nationalisation of coal mining, steel industries, the railways, the Bank of England, civil aviation, electricity and gas;
▪ the building of a million new homes, most of them council houses for low-income families.
These sweeping reforms shaped Britain for the decades that followed.
(Although it should be noted that William Beveridge, considered to be the architect of the Welfare State, was a Liberal).
Without Labour’s victory in 1945, Britain might never have got a National Health Service.
This history shows us that radical high-cost policies can appeal to the nation and win, even when the country is short of money (as it was in 1945).
In 2024, Britain is once again broken and broke.
We are impacted by a cost-of-living crisis, the increasingly detrimental impact of Brexit, a shattered NHS, the UK’s diminished economy, people forced to use foodbanks, the aftermath of Covid, pollution of our rivers and seas by greedy water companies, all compounded by corrupt Conservative rule of the past 14 years.
We need a new Labour government with radical and ambitious plans to rebuild the country and put it back together, just like Attlee’s Labour party did in 1945.
Unfortunately, although I want to see the end of Tory rule by July 2024, I don’t think Labour is going to match the bold plans offered by Labour in July 1945.
I am not even confident that Labour will win. On this, however, I truly hope to be wrong.
Remember to vote on 4 July!
▪ I can highly recommend the new book, FixingBrokenBritain.co.uk by Alun Drake. It lucidly explains what’s wrong with Britain today and eloquently puts forward fixes that I think most people in the country would strongly support. I just wish Labour would adopt this book as their manifesto.
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[@JonDanzig]

→ Labour’s 1945 victory - Share 2-minute video 𝗜𝗡 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟱 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗪𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗬 𝗔 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗘 Last time the UK had a general election in July - in 1945 - Labour won by a landslide. Under Labour leader Clement Attlee, the party's radical and ambitious plans to rebuild a broken Britain after the Second World War strongly appealed to the electorate. Labour's post-war achievements in the 1940's included: ▪ the creation of the modern welfare state and the National Health Service; ▪ nationalisation of coal mining, steel industries, the railways, the Bank of England, civil aviation, electricity and gas; ▪ the building of a million new homes, most of them council houses for low-income families. These sweeping reforms shaped Britain for the decades that followed. (Although it should be noted that William Beveridge, considered to be the architect of the Welfare State, was a Liberal). Without Labour’s victory in 1945, Britain might never have got a National Health Service. This history shows us that radical high-cost policies can appeal to the nation and win, even when the country is short of money (as it was in 1945). In 2024, Britain is once again broken and broke. We are impacted by a cost-of-living crisis, the increasingly detrimental impact of Brexit, a shattered NHS, the UK’s diminished economy, people forced to use foodbanks, the aftermath of Covid, pollution of our rivers and seas by greedy water companies, all compounded by corrupt Conservative rule of the past 14 years. We need a new Labour government with radical and ambitious plans to rebuild the country and put it back together, just like Attlee’s Labour party did in 1945. Unfortunately, although I want to see the end of Tory rule by July 2024, I don’t think Labour is going to match the bold plans offered by Labour in July 1945. I am not even confident that Labour will win. On this, however, I truly hope to be wrong. Remember to vote on 4 July! ▪ I can highly recommend the new book, FixingBrokenBritain.co.uk by Alun Drake. It lucidly explains what’s wrong with Britain today and eloquently puts forward fixes that I think most people in the country would strongly support. I just wish Labour would adopt this book as their manifesto.

[@peterdollins3610]

Unlike you I remember the 45 Election held on my father's shoulders to watch the fireworks & I recall more that Labour Government. The NHS was a triumph but they had a very narrow win in 50 & lost in 51. It was no accident. That Labour Government made a lot of mistakes allowing in Tory Governments that destroyed the UK in too many ways to tell. My Father as a Labour activist in the rural areas from the 30's to the 2000's was forever saying 'Labour does not understand, outside of the major Cities this country is a Conservative country.' To today. By 'this country' England not Wales not Scotland. Keir has grasped this. You need to grasp it. Getting back into the EU is a necessity but it will take time & it will take patience. That victory was not foreseen at the time.

[@JonDanzig]

Thank you for your commentary. I understand that getting back into the EU, if it ever happens, will be a long journey taking many years. However, whilst it may be premature for Labour to talk about rejoining the EU, I do think it's a big mistake for Keir Starmer to make so many stridently pro-Brexit statements, which was entirely unnecessary and has lost him votes for those who are pro-EU (which is a majority of Labour supporters). Sir Keir has said there is no case to rejoin the EU, or its Single Market or its customs union. Of course, that's untrue. There is a case and a strong one. Further, Keir Starmer has made several bold policy positions in recent years and then backed down on them. On the Radio 4 Today programme yesterday he was unable to adequately explain this. (2 hours 10 minutes into the programme at: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zdsw) I want to see the Tories out of office, but I am under no illusions that Labour will easily win the general election. Let's see.