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How far did Macdonald betray his party? In 1931 Britain was facing an economic crisis. Government expenditures were uneven, and different views on how to control this expenditure were expressed within the Labour government, which consequently split the party apart. Macdonald, the party leader, felt that the best way to cut back on spending, amongst other things, was to cut unemployment benefit. This was despite the fact that Labour was supposed to be a socialist party who cared more for the working class, which meant that the unemployed should be the last people that Labour would want to damage in any way. Macdonald was left with the choice of either betraying his party or his country. He chose to act in his country's interest at the expense of party unity. Macdonald did indeed betray his party, but only to a certain extent, as he did have the majority of support within...

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