In 1947 the #labour #government led by #clement #attlee cared so much about a formerly enemy population for which it was responsible that it introduced #breadrationing in the #uk - something the wartime coalition had not done. This was thought necessary to prevent #germans in the #british #zone from starving to death.
As far as I understand these included children. Nor, as far as I am aware of, was there any attention given to family size.
#labour #government #clement #attlee #breadrationing #uk #germans #British #zone
Total #BS - you point to where #Attlee promoted criticism of "pride in king & country" - you can't!
For the avoidance of doubt I cannot stand all that stuff - I would be shouting "Not My King" if I thought it made any difference other than risking being manhandled or arrested by police and put in a secret watch-list with a mug-shot
But many normal #labour voters do not think like me and I accept that
#attlee was not the life & soul of a party, but the #fatController has an enormous fan-club of the hard of thinking captured by his "charisma" & mangled latin epigrams
I know which I respect more......
Well I guess if we had a world war and mobilised several hundred thousand into the army..... the conditions for a second #attlee might obtain.
But we are more in a state like that #haroldWilson had to face - and it looks like #labour could use a leader more like him. Failing that, I think #starmer will do
#left are pushing myth current labour leadership are some sort of tories in disguise - this says we will find out they are not after #nextGE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election
#attlee #haroldwilson #Labour #Starmer #left #nextGE
Well it looks like we will find out within the next 18 months or so......
I am not really into the whole #inspirational leader thing... a competent and intelligent chairperson who coordinates the most talented #labour MPs in delivering for all the country with some notice taken of need would be a massive advance - can be as dull as #attlee as far as I'm concerned
#inspirational #Labour #attlee
Attlee, Not Blair, Must Be Starmerβs Inspiration https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-labour-blair-starmer-attlee-inspiration #neoliberalism #starmer #attlee
#neoliberalism #starmer #attlee
@LJClements8 @FlixtonTom @OliverNoble
Well there is no centre party that will attain power any time soon - there is #labour or the #toriesOut
I would argue taxing #nonDoms is #left - that tax limited status survived #Attlee, #Wilson and #Blair without being removed
#Labour #ToriesOut #nondoms #left #attlee #Wilson #Blair
You mistake my meaning - anyone calling #starmer "Keith Stalin" should look for a different party - #labour does not need such "support"
There will always be #socialist MPs in #labour - but there are many other equally #labour MPs who do not meet your exacting standards - including I would say all the most successful ones leaving aside maybe #attlee
#Starmer #Labour #socialist #attlee
RT @ENGLISHFUTURES@twitter.com
In 1945, when UK public debt was 245% of national income, the #Attlee Government chose full employment, and to build the #NHS and public housing. On the 17 August, with public debt at 96.6% of GDP,instead of #Austerity2.0, the choice must be public investment in a #GreenNewDeal.
π¦π: https://twitter.com/ENGLISHFUTURES/status/1589191615733993473
#greennewdeal #austerity2 #nhs #attlee