The making of new labour : post thacherism

Abstract EN

The British Labor Party was formed in the early twentieth century in 1900.

The party was founded as a result of several labor unions in addition to the workers' organizations led by the trade union movement.

The party held the banner of social democracy to represent workers, and the party called for equality in social rights and justice in the distribution of wealth.

Six years later, the party managed to gain 26 seats in the British Parliament.

In its quest for power, the party retracted many of its socialist ideas.

Over time, the Party became part of the center-left.

In 1940, the party managed to impose a deputy prime minister on the government, and its leader became a deputy prime minister despite losing the elections.

From 1945, the party continued a journey of ups and downs, which Thatcher ended with the Conservative leadership in the 1979 Elections.

In 1997, Tony Blair led the party in the elections, and was able to keep the party's presence in power for the longest time in its history.

However, several factors led to a decline in the popularity of the Labor Party, including England's participation in the second Gulf War in 2003 led by Tony Blair, which reduced the party's popularity, in addition to the spread of corruption scandals among parliamentarians and party ministers, and the failure of the Gordon Brown government ( 2007-2010) in facing economic crises.

In 2010, the party ranked second in the elections.

In the foreground, the conservatives' alliance with the Free Democrats, who formed a coalition government, appeared, which led to the return of the Labor Party to the ranks of the opposition.

Key words: British Labor Party, Thatcherism