The Labour Governments 1964-1970: Labour and Cultural Change, Volume 1, Second Edition (The Labour Governments 1964-70)

This book, newly available in paperback, is the first in the new series The Labour Governments, 1964-70 and concentrates on Britain's domestic policy during Harold Wilson’s tenure as Prime Minister.The book deals, in particular, with how the Labour government and Labour party as a whole tried to come to terms with the 1960s 'cultural revolution.' It is grounded in original research, takes unique account of responses from Labour's grass roots and from Wilson’s ministerial colleagues, and constructs a 'total history' of the party at this critical moment in history.Steven Fielding situates Labour in its wider cultural context and focuses on how the party approached issues such as the apparent transformation of the class structure, the changing place of women, rising black immigration, the apparently widening generation gap and increasing calls for direct participation in politics.The book will be of interest to all those concerned with the development of contemporary British politics and society as well as those researching the 1960s. Together with the other books in the series, on international policy and economic policy, it provides an unrivalled insight into the development of Britain under Harold Wilson’s government. [C:\Users\Microsoft\Documents\Calibre Library] This book, newly available in paperback, is the first in the new series The Labour Governments, 1964-70 and concentrates on Britain's domestic policy during Harold Wilsons tenure as Prime Minister. The book deals, in particular, with how the Labour government and Labour party as a whole tried to come to terms with the 1960s 'cultural revolution.' It is grounded in original research, takes unique account of responses from Labour's grass roots and from Wilsons ministerial colleagues, and constructs a 'total history' of the party at this critical moment in history. Steven Fielding situates Labour in its wider cultural context and focuses on how the party approached issues such as the apparent transformation of the class structure, the changing place of women, rising black immigration, the apparently widening generation gap and increasing calls for direct participation in politics. The book will be of interest to all those concerned with the development of contemporary British politics and society as well as those researching the 1960s. Together with the other books in the series, on international policy and economic policy, it provides an unrivalled insight into the development of Britain under Harold Wilsons government. Contents 8 Tables 9 Series foreword 10 Acknowledgements 11 1 Introduction: cultural and political change in 1960s Britain 12 2 Labour’s organisational culture 46 3 Responding to affluence 72 4 Reconciling the classes 97 5 Appealing to women 124 6 Integrating black immigrants 150 7 Instilling ‘responsibility’ in the young 176 8 Engaging with participation 202 9 Conclusion: the 1970 general election 228 Bibliography 247 Index 263 This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book looks at how the British Labour Party came to terms with the 1960's'cultural revolution', specifically changes to: the class structure, place of women, black immigration, the generation gap and calls for direct political participation. Part of the series "The Labour Governments, 1964-70", this book concentrates on Britain's domestic policy during Harold Wilson's tenure as Prime Minister. It deals, in particular, with how the Labour government and Labour party as a whole tried to come to terms with the 1960s 'cultural revolution'. This book looks at how the British Labour Party came to terms with the 1960's 'cultural revolution', specifically changes to: the class structure, place of women, black immigration, the generation gap and calls for direct political participation. -- . An analysis of Britain's domestic policy during Harold Wilson’s tenure as Prime Minister. -- .