Bevanism — was the ideological argument for the Bevanites, a movement on the centre left of the Labour Party in the late 1950s and led by Nye Bevan. The main points were:* State control of the commanding heights of the economy, as opposed to a wholesale… … Wikipedia
Aneurin Bevan — The Right Honourable Aneurin Bevan Deputy Leader of the Labour Party In office 4 May 1959 – 6 July 1960 Leader … Wikipedia
History of socialism in Great Britain — The History of socialism in Great Britain is generally thought to stretch back to the 19th century. Starting to arise in the aftermath of the English Civil War notions of socialism in Great Britain have taken many different forms from the utopian … Wikipedia
Richard Crossman — The Right Honourable Richard Crossman OBE Secretary of State for Social Services In office 1 November 1968 – 19 June 1970 Prime Minister Harold Wilson … Wikipedia
William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt — William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, PC, (15 April 1885 ndash; 16 August 1957), was a British lawyer and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor in the government of Clement Attlee.Lawyer and MPWilliam Jowitt was born in Stevenage, the son of… … Wikipedia
The Future of Socialism — by Anthony Crosland, published in 1956, is regarded as one of the most influential books in post war British Labour Party thinkingFact|date=June 2007. It was considered by many the seminal work of the revisionist school of Labour politics. [… … Wikipedia
History of the British Labour Party — This is about the history of the British Labour Party. For information about the wider history of British socialism see History of socialism in Great Britain. For more detailed information about the present Labour government see Current Labour… … Wikipedia
Bevanisme — Le bevanisme était la doctrine des Bevanites, un mouvement situé au centre gauche du Parti travailliste du Royaume Uni à la fin des années cinquante et dirigé par Nye Bevan. Les points principaux étaient: Contrôle étatique des commanding heights… … Wikipédia en Français
Labour party — a political party in Great Britain, formed in 1900 from various socialist and labor groups and taking its present name in 1906. * * * British political party whose historic links with trade unions have led it to promote an active role for the… … Universalium
Tom Driberg — Thomas Edward Neil Driberg, Baron Bradwell Tom Driberg in the early 1930s Chairman of the Labour Party In office 1957–1958 Leader … Wikipedia
Bevan — Bev|an, A|neu|rin also Nye Bevan (1897 1960) a British politician in the Labour Party, who started the ↑National Health Service when he was Minister of Health from 1945 to 1951. Members of the Labour Party with ↑left wing opinions used to be… … Dictionary of contemporary English