the aesthetic of our anger

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Interest in the Labour Party remains high, particularly following the

unprecedented election of a third successive Labour government and amidst

the on-going controversies that surround the New Labour project.

Increasingly, the ideological basis of the Labour Party has come under

scrutiny, with some commentators and party members emphasizing progressive

traditions within the party, whilst others refer back to the trade union

foundation of Labour. This volume brings together a group of scholars

working within the field of labour history to consider the various elements

that influenced the early Labour Party from its formation into the 1930s.

The party''s association with the trade union movement is explored through

the railwaymen and mineworkers'' unions, while further contributions assess

the different ways in which the Independent Labour Party, the co-operative

movement, liberalism, Christianity and the local party branches helped lay

the foundations for Labour''s growth from a parliamentary pressure group to

a party of government.