Opposition to the National Government
- Created by: Millie
- Created on: 24-03-13 00:18
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- Opposition to the National Governments of '31-'39
- Conclusion: opposition groups weren't very successful at all.
- National Government was very strong
- The Communist Party of Great Britain ( CPGB). The Great Depression of 29 helped it- party membership doubled. In 1938 it had 16, 000 members. Failure:more of an ideological group than an action group
- Not much hope of Communism ever succeeding in Britain
- Most working class people remained faithful to Labour
- Most of the unemployed were apolitical
- Despite hardships, British people tended to stay clear of extreme politcs
- Left wing- book club
- Only been set up in 1936 but it had 50 000 members by 1937
- Thousands were attending the discussion groups every fortnight
- Sold literature but didn't really oppose the government
- Not much hope of Communism ever succeeding in Britain
- Split in the Liberals
- Samuelities and Simonities. Very few MPs ( 33 and 35 each) Samuelities left government on protectionism and Simonities joined the opposition. In 1935 they only pulled 6.4% of the vote
- Heavily divided
- Samuelities and Simonities. Very few MPs ( 33 and 35 each) Samuelities left government on protectionism and Simonities joined the opposition. In 1935 they only pulled 6.4% of the vote
- BUF <- Fascism.
- Was not seen as a respectable party
- Was very violent and anti Semitic
- Lewd to the Public Order' Act of 1936, which banned the wearing of political uniforms and gave the police new powers to ban political processions
- Many people in Britain didn't agree with anti- Semitism
- Was very violent and anti Semitic
- 50 000 members in '34 plus it was sponsored by the Daily Mail
- Was not seen as a respectable party
- Labour: greatly unsucessful
- Had been the largest party in '29 but had a mere 52 MPs in the next election
- The Socialist League- wanted Labour to become affiliated with it so that they could put up a 'united front', but Labour leaders would no agree. Labour was committed to democratic socialism not extremism / communism
- The National Unemployed Workers' movement
- Wanted to ' publicize the plight of the ordinary worker
- Never attracted more than a tiny percentage of the unemployed
- Wal Hannigton - leader- was imprisoned three times + difficult finances for the movement
- Never attracted more than a tiny percentage of the unemployed
- Orgranized the Jarrow hunger march
- Organized lots of petitions
- Wanted to ' publicize the plight of the ordinary worker
- Conclusion: opposition groups weren't very successful at all.
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