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"The Rise of the Labour Party between 1893-1914 was due more to the growth of socialist ideas than to the influence of the Trade Union movement" - Assess the validity of this view.
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"The Rise of the Labour Party between 1893-1914 was due more to the growth of socialist ideas than to the influence of the Trade Union movement". Assess the validity of this view. The growth of socialist ideas certainly paved the way for the Labour Party, and were the fundamental force behind the Party's rise. However, it was clear that the socialist ideas had very little impact or perhaps even relevance standing on their own, it was not until these ideas were amalgamated with the trade unionist movement that the Labour Party had any success or lasting impression, or indeed seemed to fulfil the purpose of the Labour Party which was to represent British labour in parliament. The emergence of strong socialist leaders like Keir Hardie; who took the first major steps towards a parliamentary party for workers, and formed such important organisations as the Independent Labour Party; was essential to the...
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