مجلة الآداب واللغات
Volume 1, Numéro 2, Pages 78-90
2017-05-30

Ramsay Macdonald And The First Labour Government 1924

Authors : Souad Guessar .

Abstract

1924 saw Britain’s first ever Labour government under the leadership of James Ramsay MacDonald. While the MacDonald administration was shortlived, Britain's first Labour government was an important indicator of how much Labour had progressed from its formation in 1900 as the Labour Representation Committee to an independent political party. The article discusses the factors led to MacDonald heading up a minority government and the most important achievements of the first Labour government at home and abroad. MacDonald's administration was a useful milestone by which the Party could assess its progress and policies and develop its organisational skills and strategies for the future.

Keywords

British Labour Party, first government, 1924, Wheatley’s Acts, Secondary Education for All.