002 - Taff Vale, secret electoral pacts and Labour's first elections
The History of the Labour Party
Release Date: 12/06/2020
004 - Becoming a National Party
The History of the Labour Party
After the First World War, the Labour Party underwent a transformation, repositioning itself, not as the party solely for trade unions, but as a real national party.
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003 - Labour and The First World War
The History of the Labour Party
The First World War brought organised labour into the heart of government like never before. The Great War also marked the start of the end for the Liberal Party.
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002 - Taff Vale, secret electoral pacts and Labour's first elections
The History of the Labour Party
Welcome to The History of the Labour Party, a weekly series following the establishment, growth and subsequent history of the British Labour Party.
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001 - Founding the Labour Party
The History of the Labour Party
Welcome to the History of the Labour Party, a weekly series following the establishment, growth and subsequent history of the British Labour Party.
info_outlineWelcome to The History of the Labour Party, a weekly series following the establishment, growth and subsequent history of the British Labour Party.
In this episode we explore the historic Taff Vale ruling and what it meant for the unions, the LRC's secret electoral pact with the Liberals and the political developments of the 1910's.