Podcast of Lessons from Labour’s Past

27 November 2009

This Wednesday Open Left and the Labour History Group held a joint event, Which Way’s Left?: Lessons from Labour’s Past, in which four experts in Labour history debated what the experience of RH Tawney, Herbert Morrison, Anthony Crosland and Charlie Turnock might contribute to the political and ideological renewal of the Left today. Speaking were:

Matt Carter – Former General Secretary of the Labour Party on RH Tawney
Lord Donoughue – Previously Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit on Herbert Morrison
Dianne Hayter – Former Chair of the Fabian Society and Labour Party on Charlie Turnock
Lord Lipsey – Former Chair of the Fabian Society and Special Adviser to Anthony Crosland on Anthony Crosland

Chaired by:  James Purnell MP for Stalybridge and Hyde and Director of Demos’ Open Left Project

You can listen to a pocast of the event here.

And read Matt Carter on RH Tawney here and Dianne Hayter on Charlie Turnock here.

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