A History of the Scottish Labour Party by David Torrance - 9781399544795

A History of the Scottish Labour PartyAuthor(s): David Torrance\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781399544795, 978-1399544795\nSynopsis\nThe Scottish Labour Party or rather the Labour Party in Scotland was the dominant political party in Scotland from the 1950s until the early twenty-first century. It won the largest share of the vote at every UK general election between 1964 and 2010. While its electoral fortunes declined with the rise of the Scottish National Party during the 2000s, the Party has remained a significant force in Scottish politics.\n\nThis book provides an overview of the early decades of Scottish Labour politics, studying the partys origins in late nineteenth-century working class politics and trade unionism. It also traces the partys organisation, ideology, personnel and electoral performance over the past century. The book also analyses the partys often surprisingly limited m.