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"Let Us Face the Future: A Declaration of Labour Policy for the Consideration of the Nation"

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[...] Therefore, it appears that a new radical vision is being built under the eyes of the "bureaucratically-run private monopolies". These "hard-faced men" who have been confused with the "face values" of the people are designated as the true responsible for the dramatic economic situation. Moreover, the Labour call goes far as it also appears to be based on fears and emotions. When the speech starts mentioning the "nazism aggression" and "tyranny" as well as the "Japanese barbarism", the connection with the past and present evils of Britain's destiny sounds obvious. [...]

[...] Through and thanks to the victory, the people's interest has come as a true and vital necessity. Therefore, this program appears as a call to restaure people's security and access to progress, which is there to be understand as a decisive "change". Therefore, people's social and economic defense and global consideration have been legitimized thanks to their deeds and dedication. The war has thus reinforced the forgotten notion of nation in Britain with the help of its domestic services "Fighting Services, in the Merchant Navy, Home Guard and Civil Defence". [...]

[...] At that point, there is no offer for any renewal but a new political suggestion for control, "order" and stability. Like in most european countries, the World War II consequences have been the starting point of an unprecedented action-making plan. If this manifesto's strengths offer some fair visions on the challenges to come, mostly built on the immediate after war's vision, offering new radical values and a bright social change for the British, which will prevail until the end of the seventies within Britain's policies, it appears to be the only one to be pragmatic enough to consider the people's personal situation and it also contains most emotional calls aiming at creating confusion among the urgent need for action and responsability and the irrevocable and immediate sanction of Churchill's commands. [...]

[...] With the exploration of the Labour Party Manifesto's main points, we may examine how such a change has been made possible. Therefore, we will first study the post-war contribution into highlighting the new priorities of the nation. We will then explore the emerging values and basis of the Labour Party to question next the limits of this specifically built program. The World War II specific context has completely changed not only the objectives of the nation but also its spirit. [...]

[...] It goes through a real manichean vision as if the Labour Party was to be praised for its support to victory and the liberal government was being vilified for its past actions. Chamberlain's contribution during the Munich accord is highly blamed. The program mostly refers to a common enemy called liberalism or "the concentration of too much economic power in the hands of too few men". The Labour Party is there condemning all the private interests which "control" everything and which have deprived the British from their freedom and any satisfying living. [...]