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To what extent can Ramsay MacDonald be considered a Traitor to the Labour Party?
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To what extent can Ramsay MacDonald be considered a Traitor to the Labour Party? There is no doubt that MacDonald was a traitor to his party but he wasn't a traitor to the nation. He wanted to make what he considered the best decision in the long term for the good of the nation as a whole, the debate is more about why MacDonald betrayed his party than whether or not he did. There are two opposing theories on how MacDonald should be remembered, one that suggests that MacDonald was not a traitor due to his long standing devotion to the labour party. The differences he has made to it and it's profile over the years that he was leader, and that the policy that divided the labour party was 'the best solution in the circumstances', and the necessity for him to put nation over party left him little choice the...
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