LHG launches the Oral History Project
By admin | June 20, 2007
The Labour History Group has launched a new project to compile online political memories about figures and events in the Labour movement.
To start off this project, we have video memories from the six Labour deputy leadership candidates, Hilary Benn, Hazel Blears, John Cruddas, Peter Hain, Harriet Harman and Alan Johnson.
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An evening with Denis Healey
By admin | June 13, 2007
AN EVENING WITH DENIS HEALEY: REMINISCENSES FROM A LIFE IN POLITICS
A meeting of the Labour History Group was held at 7.00pm on Wednesday 13th June 2007, in Committee Room 3a in the House of Lords.
After war service (famously as beachmaster at Anzio ) Healey was an unsuccessful Labour candidate in 1945. Appointed International Secretary of the Labour Party after an impressive speech at the 1945 Party conference, he became close to Ernest Bevin. Elected a Leeds MP in 1952, he became a prominent Gaitskellite. He served as Defence Secretary 1964-70 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-79. Defeated by Michael Foot for the leadership in 1980 he was Labour’s deputy leader 1980-83 and Shadow Foreign Secretary 1980-87.
After an amusing and at times poignant lecture, Lord Healey took questions
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