{"product_id":"9781407051550","title":"Speak for Britain!: A New History of the Labour Party","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten at a critical juncture in the history of the Labour Party, \u003ci\u003eSpeak for Britain!\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking and highly original interpretation of the party's evolution, from its trade union origins to its status as a national governing party. It charts Labour's rise to power by re-examining the impact of the First World War, the general strike of 1926, Labour's breakthrough at the 1945 general election, the influence of post-war affluence and consumerism on the fortunes and character of the party, and its revival after the defeats of the Thatcher era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eControversially, Pugh argues that Labour never entirely succeeded in becoming 'the party of the working class'; many of its influential recruits - from Oswald Mosley to Hugh Gaitskell to Tony Blair - were from middle and upper-class Conservative backgrounds and rather than converting the working class to socialism, Labour adapted itself to local and regional political cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126246359280,"sku":"9781407051550","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781407051550_p0.jpg?v=1763717977","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781407051550","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}