Labour governments of the United Kingdom

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group of governments political concept

Labour governments of the United Kingdom are administrations formed by the centre-left Labour Party, historically associated with expanding the welfare state, nationalising key industries, and promoting social-democratic economic and social policies.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
British Labour government 1
Labour Government 1964–1970 1
Labour government 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of governments ⓘ
political concept ⓘ
associatedPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
economicApproach Keynesian economics NERFINISHED ⓘ
mixed economy ⓘ
electoralSystem First-past-the-post NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstCameToPower 1924 ⓘ
firstPrimeMinister Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfState British monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalAssociation creation of the National Health Service ⓘ
devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ⓘ
expansion of social security benefits ⓘ
expansion of the welfare state ⓘ
introduction of comprehensive schools ⓘ
minimum wage legislation ⓘ
nationalisation of coal, rail, and steel industries ⓘ
post-war reconstruction ⓘ
ideology democratic socialism ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ
includesGovernment Attlee ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brown ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Callaghan ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
First Blair ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
First MacDonald ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
First Wilson ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second Blair ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second MacDonald ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second Wilson ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Starmer ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Third Blair ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablePolicyArea National Health Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
education policy ⓘ
housing policy ⓘ
nationalisation of key industries ⓘ
public ownership ⓘ
social security ⓘ
trade union relations ⓘ
welfare state expansion ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ
notablePrimeMinister Clement Attlee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gordon Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Callaghan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Keir Starmer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tony Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-left ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baron Kaldor → advised → Labour governments of the United Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicholas Kaldor
1997 United Kingdom general election → governmentAfterElection → Labour governments of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Labour government
Guarantee Credit → introducedByGovernment → Labour governments of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: UK Labour government
A Personal Record: The Labour Government 1964–1970 → mainSubject → Labour governments of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Labour Government 1964–1970
Adam Ingram → partOf → Labour governments of the United Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Labour government