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Is the labour party a socialist party.
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GRAHAM SAMUELS AMDG 02/11/2001 IS THE LABOUR PARTY A SOCIALIST PARTY? The current Labour Party holds a belief some elements of socialism, but the party hold more anti-socialist beliefs. Overall, they are more anti-socialist, with a few elements of socialism. Socialism's key features are equality, which is followed by the Labour government to a certain extent, but there is a lot of inequality in their policies. Part of the equality element of socialism is the redistribution of income and wealth, which used to be followed by the Labour Party, but now the party believes that the creation of an economy in which all can benefit is more effective. Another element of equality is a classless society, but Britain is still conscious of class. The Labour party is mostly made up of middle-class members, with only 15% of its members coming from a working-class background. The Labour party supports self-reliance and individual opportunity, which...
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