Wild Men
Wild Men
The Remarkable Story of Britain's First Labour Government -- A Waterstones Book of the Year 2024
Torrance, David
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
01/2025
352
Mole
9781399411479
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Introduction
1 'A serious national misfortune'
2 'The most horrible job in my life'
3 Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister: 'A mass of contradictions'
4 Arthur Henderson: 'Uncle Arthur'
5 John Wheatley: 'A traditional Mr. Pickwick'
6 Philip Snowden: 'A free breakfast table'
7 Charles Trevelyan: 'Secondary education for all'
8 'Rabbits out of a hat'
9 William Adamson: 'Far from revolutionary'
10 Jimmy Thomas: 'No mucking about with the British Empire'
11 Viscount Haldane: Tidying Up the Constitution
12 Ramsay MacDonald as Foreign Secretary: Creating a New Atmosphere
13 Sir Patrick Hastings: 'By whose representation?'
14 The 'Red Letter' Election
15 Whither the Wild Men?
16 Reassessing Britain's First Labour Government
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
The Labour Government (22 January-4 November 1924)
Timeline of the First Labour Government
Endnotes
Picture Credits
Index
1 'A serious national misfortune'
2 'The most horrible job in my life'
3 Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister: 'A mass of contradictions'
4 Arthur Henderson: 'Uncle Arthur'
5 John Wheatley: 'A traditional Mr. Pickwick'
6 Philip Snowden: 'A free breakfast table'
7 Charles Trevelyan: 'Secondary education for all'
8 'Rabbits out of a hat'
9 William Adamson: 'Far from revolutionary'
10 Jimmy Thomas: 'No mucking about with the British Empire'
11 Viscount Haldane: Tidying Up the Constitution
12 Ramsay MacDonald as Foreign Secretary: Creating a New Atmosphere
13 Sir Patrick Hastings: 'By whose representation?'
14 The 'Red Letter' Election
15 Whither the Wild Men?
16 Reassessing Britain's First Labour Government
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
The Labour Government (22 January-4 November 1924)
Timeline of the First Labour Government
Endnotes
Picture Credits
Index
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party; politics; working class; history; parliament; Westminster; Ramsay MacDonald; Arthur Henderson; John Wheatley; William Adamson; J. H. Thomas; uk general election 2024; prime minister; political; left; 1920s; postwar; zinoviev letter; biography; leaders; UK; administration; power; conservatives; house of commons; carlton club; mp; tories; liberals; Churchill; Soviet Russia; downfall; daily mail
Introduction
1 'A serious national misfortune'
2 'The most horrible job in my life'
3 Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister: 'A mass of contradictions'
4 Arthur Henderson: 'Uncle Arthur'
5 John Wheatley: 'A traditional Mr. Pickwick'
6 Philip Snowden: 'A free breakfast table'
7 Charles Trevelyan: 'Secondary education for all'
8 'Rabbits out of a hat'
9 William Adamson: 'Far from revolutionary'
10 Jimmy Thomas: 'No mucking about with the British Empire'
11 Viscount Haldane: Tidying Up the Constitution
12 Ramsay MacDonald as Foreign Secretary: Creating a New Atmosphere
13 Sir Patrick Hastings: 'By whose representation?'
14 The 'Red Letter' Election
15 Whither the Wild Men?
16 Reassessing Britain's First Labour Government
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
The Labour Government (22 January-4 November 1924)
Timeline of the First Labour Government
Endnotes
Picture Credits
Index
1 'A serious national misfortune'
2 'The most horrible job in my life'
3 Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister: 'A mass of contradictions'
4 Arthur Henderson: 'Uncle Arthur'
5 John Wheatley: 'A traditional Mr. Pickwick'
6 Philip Snowden: 'A free breakfast table'
7 Charles Trevelyan: 'Secondary education for all'
8 'Rabbits out of a hat'
9 William Adamson: 'Far from revolutionary'
10 Jimmy Thomas: 'No mucking about with the British Empire'
11 Viscount Haldane: Tidying Up the Constitution
12 Ramsay MacDonald as Foreign Secretary: Creating a New Atmosphere
13 Sir Patrick Hastings: 'By whose representation?'
14 The 'Red Letter' Election
15 Whither the Wild Men?
16 Reassessing Britain's First Labour Government
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
The Labour Government (22 January-4 November 1924)
Timeline of the First Labour Government
Endnotes
Picture Credits
Index
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
party; politics; working class; history; parliament; Westminster; Ramsay MacDonald; Arthur Henderson; John Wheatley; William Adamson; J. H. Thomas; uk general election 2024; prime minister; political; left; 1920s; postwar; zinoviev letter; biography; leaders; UK; administration; power; conservatives; house of commons; carlton club; mp; tories; liberals; Churchill; Soviet Russia; downfall; daily mail
