British Labour movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
trade unions
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:focusesOn social justice
workers' rights
trade unionism
gptkbp:goal expansion of welfare state
improvement of working conditions
political representation for workers
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Labour movement
gptkbp:influencedBy social democracy
Marxism
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Winter_of_Discontent_(1978–79)
gptkb:formation_of_the_Labour_Party_government_(1924)
gptkb:General_Strike_of_1926
gptkb:Miners'_Strike_(1984–85)
gptkb:Beveridge_Report_(1942)
introduction of the National Insurance Act (1911)
post-WWII social reforms
formation of the Labour Representation Committee (1900)
introduction of the Representation of the People Act (1918)
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Trades_Union_Congress_(TUC)
gptkb:Independent_Labour_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkb:Social_Democratic_Federation
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Clement_Attlee
Keir Hardie
Ramsay MacDonald
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:The_Labour_Leader
gptkb:The_Daily_Herald
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Conservative_Party_(UK)
gptkb:Liberal_Party_(UK)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Suffragette_movement
gptkb:Co-operative_movement
gptkb:Fabian_Society
gptkb:Chartism
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:National_Health_Service_(NHS)
expansion of public housing
expansion of workers' rights
formation of the welfare state
growth of collective bargaining
improved workplace safety laws
introduction of minimum wage
rise of Labour Party as major political force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aneurin_Bevan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5