The demise of the post war consensus and some reflections
Party and Politics
Shedcast 41e Consenus Politics - Members Only
Attlee's government established a new shared consensus - which was soon challenged by 'events, dear boy'
Shedcast 41d Politics and War - Members Only
Two world wars transformed British politics
Shedcast 41c Reform - Members Only
From Peterloo to the Boer War, Great Reform Act to the birth of modern party politics
Shedcast 41b Whigs and Tories - Members Only
The Rise of party - Whigs and Tories
Shedcast 41a Representation - Members Only
While not democracy by any means, Medieval Parliament established its role as representing the whole community of the realm.