The Labour Governments 1964-70, Volume 1: Labour and Cultural ChangeThis book is the first in the new series The Labour governments, 1964-70 and concentrates on Britain's domestic policy during Harold Wilson's tenure as Prime Minister. The book deals, in particular, with how the Labour government and Labour party as a whole tried to come to terms with the 1960s cultural revolution. It is grounded in original research, takes unique account of responses from Labour's grass roots and from Wilson's ministerial colleagues, and constructs a total history of the party at this critical moment in history. Steven Fielding situates Labour in its wider cultural context and focuses on how the party approached issues such as the apparent transformation of the class structure, the changing place of women, rising black immigration, the widening generation gap and increasing calls for direct participation in politics. |
Contents
Labours organisational culture | 35 |
Responding to affluence | 61 |
Reconciling the classes | 86 |
Appealing to women | 113 |
Integrating black immigrants | 139 |
Instilling responsibility in the young | 165 |
Engaging with participation | 191 |
Conclusion The 1970 general election | 217 |
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