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Hugh Gaitskell

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labourlist.org › 2024 › 04'History and poll leads suggest Labour can be bolder, even if ...

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7 hours ago · A critical review of its history as the official party of opposition, beginning in 1922, is best summarised as ‘could/should do much better’. The party’s ‘out of office’ highlights, arguably, are Hugh Gaitskell’s opposition to the Suez fiasco of 1956, and its passionate support for the victims of Thatcherism in the first half of the ...
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Who was Hugh Gaitskell?
A clever politician, Gaitskell admired her spirit. Much has been written about Harold Wilson and MI5, some of it wildly inaccurate. But as far as I am concerned, the story started with the premature death of Hugh Gaitskell in 1963. Gaitskell was Wilson's predecessor as Leader of the Labour Party. I knew him personally and admired him greatly.

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What qualities did Hugh Gaitskell have?
Hugh Gaitskell had many fine qualities, including unswerving loyalty to his close band of friends and to the principles of economics as he interpreted them, together with great personal charm. But once he came to a decision, a remarkably speedy process associated with great certainty, the Medes and the Persians had nothing on him.

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What did Gaitskell want?
Gaitskell wanted to pass on half the cost of false teeth and spectacles, to bring in £13m in 1951-2 and £23m in a full year. Children, the poor and the sick were to be exempt. On 9 March Ernest Bevin was moved from the Foreign Office, dying a month later.

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Was Gaitskell a consensual leader?
Gaitskell was a consensual leader in 1955–59, in contrast to his earlier and later image. Labour was widely expected to win the next general election and in Campbell's view he arguably did not give a clear enough lead or attack the Conservatives aggressively enough.

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Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell CBE (9 April 1906 – 18 January 1963) was a British politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963. An economics lecturer and wartime civil servant, he was elected to Parliament in 1945 and held office in Clement Attlee's governments, notably as Minister of Fuel and Power following the bitter winter of 1946–47, and eventually joining the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Wikipedia
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell CBE (9 April 1906 – 18 January 1963) was a British politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963. An economics lecturer and wartime civil servant, he was elected to Parliament in 1945 and held office in Clement Attlee's governments, notably as Minister...
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- Born: April 9, 1906, London, England
- Died: January 18, 1963, London, England
- Spouse: Dora Gaitskell, Baroness Gaitskell(m 1937 - 1963)
- Parents: Arthur Gaitskell, Adelaide Mary Jamieson
- Party Affiliation: Labour Party (UK)
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