Five of them had started work by the time they were twelve years old. Three were working down the mines before they entered their teens. Two were illegitimate, one was a foundling, three were of Irish immigrant descent.
For the first time in Britain's history the Cabinet could truly be said to represent all of Britain's social classes.This unheralded revolution in representation is the subject of Peter Clark's fascinating new book, The Men of 1924. Who were these men? Clark's vivid portrayal is full of evocative portraits of a new breed of politician, the forerunners of all those who, later in the last century and in this one, overcame a system from which they had been excluded for too long.
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The Men of 1924
I am finding this book very illuminating: the roots of the LP are many and varied and I have been able to identify from whence my own loyalties are from. On a frivolous side I found the problem with dress for the cabinet somewhat humorous , compared to the lack of Foreign experience almost laughab…
I am finding this book very illuminating: the roots of the LP are many and varied and I have been able to identify from whence my own loyalties are from. On a frivolous side I found the problem with dress for the cabinet somewhat humorous , compared to the lack of Foreign experience almost laughable. Also good to see where the politicians I grew up had started. Altogether a very interesting read for someone who has been in the LP for seventy years.
- Authors:
- Clark, Peter
- Year Published:
- 2023
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781913368814
- Number of Pages:
- 320
- Publication Date:
- 02/10/2023
- Publisher:
- Haus Publishing
- SKU:
- 9781913368814