British Conservatism and Trade Unionism, 1945-1964For a brief period between the end of the Second World War and the election of Harold Wilson's Labour government in 1964, the Conservative Party made strenuous efforts to avoid confrontation with, or legislation against, the trade unions. This book explores the reasons behind this policy. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Conservatism and Trade Unionism prior to 1945 | 7 |
1 | 18 |
5 | 26 |
37 | 54 |
Voluntarism in Practice 19511960 | 73 |
6 | 179 |
| 187 | |
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