Labour in Crisis

Clement Attlee and the Labour Party in Opposition, 1931–40

  • John Swift
Book

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-ix
    PDF
  2. Coming to the Forefront, 1883–1931
    John Swift
    Pages 1-16
  3. New Concerns: Attlee and the Depression, 1931–5
    John Swift
    Pages 17-38
  4. Old Concerns: India and Imperial Affairs, 1931–5
    John Swift
    Pages 39-57
  5. New Problems: Attlee and Defence and Foreign Policy, 1931–5
    John Swift
    Pages 58-78
  6. From Deputy Leader to Leader, 1931–5
    John Swift
    Pages 79-97
  7. Attlee and the International Crises, 1935–40
    John Swift
    Pages 98-121
  8. Imperial and Home Affairs, 1935–40
    John Swift
    Pages 122-141
  9. The Leader of the Opposition, 1935–40
    John Swift
    Pages 142-158
  10. Conclusion — the Legacy of the 1930s
    John Swift
    Pages 159-171
  11. Back Matter
    Pages 172-209
    PDF

About this book

Introduction

This is a study of the development of Clement Attlee and the Labour Party from the collapse of the second Labour Government in August 1931, to their entry into Churchill's coalition in May 1940. It is an examination of how Labour, from being driven from office as unfit to govern, recovered to be seen as essential to the effective prosecution of the war, and how Attlee emerged from relative obscurity to become a central figure in the War Cabinet.

Keywords

Churchill foreign policy government Policy

Authors and affiliations

  • John Swift
    • 1
  1. 1.St Martin’s CollegeLancasterUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230599802
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2001
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-42078-0
  • Online ISBN 978-0-230-59980-2
  • Buy this book on publisher's site