By: Faisal Sikdar and Samuel Bradshaw

•Left wing or centre-left Societal & Economic Equality•“The Social Democratic Party” Founded in 1900•Member of Socialist International Working-class Party•Supporter of a Welfare State Third Way

The Labour Party “What counts is what works.”

TransformationHistorically founded as a socialist party.

Appeared from the trade union movement and from the socialist political parties of the 19th century. It describes itself as a party of democratic socialism.

However, the party embraced certain aspects of free market enterprise and colonialism.1997 Election won control of government and began embracing Third Way aspects.

Third Way:• Reconciliation between capitalism and socialism following the Cold Way Era

•Supports regulations that are deemed necessary to preserve equality and liberty of the individual

•An American parallel could be Clinton’s administration in America

•Rejection of fiscal conservatism and pure laissez faire ideals

Lost government control in 2010 to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.

Personalities

The First Leader: Keir Hardie•First Independent Labour MP

James Ramsay MacDonald•First Labour Prime Minister 1929-1935

Tony Blair•Leader of Labour 1994-2007•Prime Minister 1997-2007

Gordon Brown•Leader of Party from 2007-2010•Prime Minister from 2007-2010

Ed Miliband•Leader of the current opposition since 2010

On the IssuesImmigration Policy

Historically supported immigration in general

Currently strongly opposes the setting of limits on levels of net immigration

However, supports limits on immigration from EU accession states

Support National Devolution

Gave Parliament to Scotland and Wales

Social Issues

Support of Freedom of Speech (Exceptions of Racial Hatred)

In a 2009 Poll by The Times, 64% of Labour voters supported same-sex marriage

Debating Chamber in Welsh Parliament,Cardiff, Wales

1945

1937

2010