On The Class And Theoretical Foundations Of British Labour Party

It is the inevitable outcome which the British society and labor movementdeveloped at the beginning of the 20th century of the end of the 19th century tobe born in the British Labour Party at the beginning of the 20th century. Thistext sum up historical background that Labour Party set up from economy,politics two respect mainly partially. Because in four major traditional pillarsindustries (cotton spinning industry, steel industry, mining industry,shipbuilding industry) of Britain, all increasing by a large margin at thebeginning of the 20th century worker's quantity at the end of the 19th century,this established the class basis for birth of the British Labour Party. And reformin the parliament two times of the latter half of the 19th century though thepolitical position that improved the working class to a certain extent, but theworking class is still baffled repeatedly for the economic struggle of striving forthe right and carrying on, so the working class is it set up one's own politicalparty to need urgently, in order to right of striving for, this makes setting-up ofthe Labour Party have corresponding political foundations. In 1900, the LabourParty arose at the historic moment. After this, were following the decline ofLiberal Party, the Labour Party fetch Liberal Party gradually but took the placeof it, the seat in the parliament election of Labour Party obviously rises. Afterforming a cabinet transiently to World War II to bring the opportunity to LaborParty through the 20-30th of the 20th century, two times in the thirties, Britain'shistory enters Attlee period establishing foundation of welfare state. Aftergeneral election failed in 1951, 13 years out of office of Labour Party, steppedinto transitional period in middle period of the sixties, by 1979, get the chanceto form a cabinet several times again. Blair forms a cabinet again from 1979 to1997; this is the long period of 18 years out of office. During this period, theconstant adjustment, reform inside Labour Party, exploring.The second part of this text lays particular emphasis on studying the classbasis problem of the British Labour Party mainly. British Labour Party stillrides on the crest of success on the British political circles with the powerfulmomentum at present, this could not be separated from that style that it growswith each passing hour for a long time is. With Britain social economy, changes,class of structure, for establish and consolidate his ruling status Labour Party,realizing the development of the class basis dynamically too. It especiallyrepresents middle class that is a British Labour Party, this can see from changeof Party member's team of Labour Party. Because the middle class is theprincipal part of Britain's social class structure at present, so the middle class ofthe Labour Party is the important step of marching towards the whole people'sparty. But because Labour Party is in close relation with the working class andlabor union from the origin, must not cast aside the working class and tradeunion either while discussing the class basis of the Labour Party. Especiallywhat deserves to be mentioned is the special relation with trade union of LabourParty here. The British Labour Party is always a party of attach importance to practice,but it doesn't neglect theory. The third part of this text touches upon thetheoretical foundation in power of Labour Party mainly. The Labour Party,while consolidating, expanding class basis, it is substantiating and perfectingone's own theoretical system constantly too. Have been fully reflected to thegradation zone of " socialism " characteristic that the Labour Party not laggingbehind the times. The socialism of the Labour Party is obviously different fromthe socialist theory that Marx said, it serves for the capitalism in essence. But in70-80 times of the 20th century, the theory of Labour Party fell into the crisis.This is the result that fundamental change takes place in the British socialstructure. Because the theory of Labour Party falls behind day by day at thismoment, support the voter of the Labour Party to drop suddenly. Labour Party...