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The Labour Party - key foundations & the controversy over Clause 4
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The Labour Party When it was founded (1900), its correct name was the Labour Representation Committee. It was founded by a group of moderate trade unions to get working men into parliament. It was an adjunct of the Liberal Party between 1906 and 1921, after which there was a transformation of British politics, where labour replaced Liberals as the main opposition. In 1918 the Labour Party's constitution was written by Sidney Webb. Clause 4 gives a definition of the Labour Party's version of socialism. The old Clause 4 says: "The Labour Party's object is... to secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most equitable distribution thereof that may be possible upon the basis of common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange..." this is a commitment to redistributive taxation and nationalisation of major industries (1918 - 1995). Herbert Morrison...
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