Clement Attlee

  • Mass-Observation and popular politics at the 1945 General Election

    Mass-Observation and popular politics at the 1945 General Election

    Ahead of next Tuesday’s Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Rebecca Goldsmith, of Jesus College, Cambridge. On 30 April she will discuss Mass-Observation and popular politics at the 1945 general election. The seminar takes place on 30 April…

  • Identifying the Attlee Family Cars: Prime Ministers’ Props

    Identifying the Attlee Family Cars: Prime Ministers’ Props

    To coincide with the third BBC Radio 4 series of Prime Ministers’ Props, our senior research fellow, Dr Martin Spychal, discusses the intriguing (and still partially inconclusive) research journey behind identifying the cars used on the campaign trail by Clement…

  • 1945 Election: A political awakening

    Seventy years ago yesterday the results of the 1945 General Election were declared. Although the poll had been held on 5 July, the results were only announced on the 26th because of the time needed to return the ballots of…