The new Cabinet in January 1924 consisted, as governments had for
generations, of twenty white, middle-aged men. But that is where
the similarities with previous governments ended, for the election
of Britain's first Labour administration witnessed a radical
departure from government by the ruling class. Replacing Stanley
Baldwin's Conservatives were Ramsay MacDonald's Labour, the
majority of whom had left school by the age of fifteen. Five of
them had started work by the time they were twelve years old. Three
were working down the mines before they entered their teens. Two
were illegitimate, one was a foundling, three were of Irish
immigrant descent. For the first time in Britain's history the
Cabinet could truly be said to represent all of Britain's social
classes.This unheralded revolution in representation is the subject
of Peter Clark's fascinating new book, The Men of 1924. Who were
these men? Clark's vivid portrayal is full of evocative portraits
of a new breed of politician, the forerunners of all those who,
later in the last century and in this one, overcame a system from
which they had been excluded for too long.
General
Imprint: |
Haus Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Peter Clark
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-913368-81-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-913368-81-5 |
Barcode: |
9781913368814 |
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