Labour Party 1983 manifesto
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The Labour Party 1983 manifesto, often dubbed "the longest suicide note in history," was the party’s radical left-wing policy platform for the 1983 UK general election, proposing extensive nationalisation, unilateral nuclear disarmament, and withdrawal from the European Economic Community.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Labour Party leadership under Michael Foot | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Labour Party manifesto
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United Kingdom political document ⓘ political manifesto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Michael Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBy | the longest suicide note in history ⓘ |
| election | 1983 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralOutcomeContext |
Labour Party defeat in 1983 general election
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large Conservative majority under Margaret Thatcher ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
electorally damaging for Labour
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radical ⓘ |
| ideology |
democratic socialism
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left-wing socialism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nickname | the longest suicide note in history ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Conservative Party (UK)
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Liberal–SDP Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyLeaderAtElection | Michael Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| predecessor | Labour Party 1979 manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedPolicy |
abolition of the House of Lords
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defence spending cuts ⓘ expansion of council housing ⓘ expansion of public ownership in key sectors ⓘ extensive nationalisation of industry ⓘ greater powers for local government ⓘ greater state control over the financial sector ⓘ increased public spending on education ⓘ increased public spending on health ⓘ increased public spending on welfare ⓘ increased taxation on higher incomes ⓘ increased taxation on wealth ⓘ price controls on essential goods and services ⓘ re-nationalisation of recently privatised industries ⓘ removal of US nuclear bases from the UK ⓘ repeal of Conservative trade union laws ⓘ restoration of trade union powers reduced by Conservative legislation ⓘ scrapping of the Polaris nuclear system ⓘ scrapping of the Trident nuclear programme ⓘ strengthening of workers' rights ⓘ unilateral nuclear disarmament ⓘ withdrawal from the EEC Common Agricultural Policy ⓘ withdrawal from the EEC Common Fisheries Policy ⓘ withdrawal from the European Economic Community ⓘ withdrawal of UK from the nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| successor | Labour Party 1987 manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Labour Party leadership under Michael Foot