The Secrets of Statecraft Nick Thomas-Symonds and the History of the Labour Party | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Feb 28, 2023
British historian Nick Thomas-Symonds discusses the giants of Labour Party history: Ramsay MacDonald, Clement Attlee, Aneurin Bevan, and Harold Wilson. The podcast explores their contrasting personalities and leadership styles, access to unpublished autobiography and crucial documents, reputation and decision-making process of the Labour cabinet, counterfactual scenarios in British politics and the potential impact on the split in the Labour Party.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Bevan and Attlee: Contrasting Personalities and Leadership Styles
03:34 • 19min
Access to Unpublished Autobiography and Crucial Documents on Pressures Faced
22:20 • 1min
Reputation of a Historical Figure and the Decision-making Process of the Labour Cabinet
23:20 • 13min
Exploring Counterfactuals in British Politics and the Potential Outcome of Jim Callahan Calling a General Election in October 1978
35:55 • 3min
The Impact of Counterfactual Scenarios on the Split in the Labour Party
38:41 • 2min