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English radicalism and the annihilation of the ‘progressive dilemma’ / Hunt, Tristram ; Lockey, Alan

Tristram Hunt,	Journal Article
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The rise of political nationalism in the early twenty-first century threatens to subsume the ‘progressive dilemma’ as identified by David Marquand. The labourist tradition is collapsing culturally, the liberal tradition intellectually. In the face of a new politics of nativism across Europe and America, the labour movement needs to put the debate over the progressive dilemma behind it and find a new source of philosophical inspiration in the English radical tradition.

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Labour Party ; Progressive ; English Radicalism ; David Marquand

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Progressive dilemma revisited / Gamble, Andrew

Gamble, Andrew	Journal Article
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In his book of the same title, David Marquand identified the progressive dilemma faced by many intellectuals since the beginning of the twentieth century as a question of whether it was better to work through a political party or through civil society to achieve reform. This dilemma was sharpened by the emergence of the Labour party as the main challenger to the Conservatives, because the party was so closely identified with the defence of a particular interest. This hindered the creation of the kind of broad electoral coalition that could win general elections. Throughout most of its history, Labour has failed to realise its promise and sustain reforming governments. In this article, the history of the Labour party over the past hundred years is outlined, in particular the three cycles 1931–51, 1951–79 and 1979–2010 and the divisions and recriminations that have followed each period in government. The current predicament of the party is then briefly assessed.

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Elections ; Labour Party ; Progressive Dilemma ; David Marquand

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