{"id":16856,"date":"2022-04-07T19:01:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T18:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=16856"},"modified":"2022-05-02T14:20:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T13:20:21","slug":"how-labour-governed-1945-1951","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/how-labour-governed-1945-1951\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018How Labour Governed\u2019 &#8211; 1945-1951"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16857 img-responsive aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-Labour-Governed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-Labour-Governed.jpg 401w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-Labour-Governed-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-Labour-Governed-100x112.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-Labour-Governed-270x302.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-Labour-Governed-134x150.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1945: The war in Europe has just ended and the Labour Party wins a resounding general election victory. What follows is celebrated on much of the left as a period of progressive government which should inspire us to build a fairer society.\u00a0However, at the time, critics pointed out that every socialist principle had been betrayed by politicians. In fact this was really a period much like any other, marked by continued militarism, colonialist suppression, racism, austerity and reactionary politics. The Syndicalist Worker&#8217;s Federation outlined their criticisms in the pamphlet <em>How Labour governed<\/em> and we reflect on their pamphlet to examine the legacy of the post-war Labour Government.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1945: The war in Europe has just ended and the Labour Party wins a resounding general election victory. 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