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How far do Sources A-G support the view that Ramsay MacDonald deserves to be remembered as, 'The Great Betrayer of the Labour Party.'
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Britain's Parliamentary Democracy c1888-1997 Part A: Assessment Objective 2 How far do Sources A-G support the view that Ramsay MacDonald deserves to be remembered as, 'The Great Betrayer of the Labour Party.' When considering this question the reasons for Ramsay MacDonald being considered the great betrayer are very important. The Labour government of 1929 was elected at an unfortunate time and following the Wall Street crash Britain found itself with unemployment reaching 3 million. Labour raised welfare but due to a fall in money from taxes soon became short of money. A policy of cutting teachers wages as well as those of the civil service and armed forces would be necessary as well as a 10% decrease in welfare, without these cuts the international bankers refused to extend or increase British loans. A vote was carried out within cabinet to consider this new policy 10 of the 21 MPs rejected it. This led...
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