Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES; FOREWORD; Part One: The Background; 1 LABOUR AND THE ROAD TO 1945; 2 INTO POWER; Part Two: Analysis -- Labour in Office; 3 FORGING BRITAIN'S POST-WAR SETTLEMENT, 1945-46; 4 THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CRISES OF 1947; 5 ERNEST BEVIN AND OVERSEAS POLICY; 6 ON THE RETREAT, 1948-50; 7 THE SECOND ATTLEE ADMINISTRATION; Part Three: Assessment; Part Four: Documents; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
In 1945 the Labour Government set about a major transformation of British society, Dr Jefferys's analyses the main changes and relates them to debates within the Labour party, on the nature of its aims and how best to achieve them