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Six General Elections

Professor Sir Vernon Bogdanor FBA CBE · Gresham College

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About

The 1945 general election saw the return of the first ever majority Labour government. The Gallup poll had shown a Labour lead for over two years. Nevertheless most politicians and commentators were astonished by the result, since they expected that the war hero, Winston Churchill, would be returned to office by a grateful nation. In the event there was a swing of around 12% to Labour. How is this to be explained? Did the war radicalise the British people? Was the outcome a mandate for socialism? Or was it merely a reaction against the politics of the inter-war years?

Lectures

  1. The General Election, 1945 2014-09-23 · YouTube
  2. The General Election, 1959 2014-11-11 · YouTube
  3. The General Election, February 1974 2015-01-20 · YouTube
  4. The General Election, 1979 2015-03-10 · YouTube
  5. The General Election, 2010 2015-04-21 · YouTube
  6. The General Election, 2015 2015-05-19 · YouTube

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Sir Vernon Bogdanor FBA CBE
Year
2014
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, History
Source
Gresham College
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