In 1945 the Labour Government set about a major transformation of British society, Dr Jefferys's analyses the main changes and relates them to debates within the Labour party, on the nature of its aims and how best to achieve them.

Kevin Jefferys

Part 1 The Background; Chapter 1 Labour and the Road to 1945; Chapter 2 Into Power; Part 2 Analysis - Labour in Office; Chapter 3 Forging Britain's Post-war Settlement, 1945-46; Chapter 4 The Economic and Political Crises of 1947; Chapter 5 Ernest Bevin and Overseas Policy; Chapter 6 On the Retreat, 1948-50; Chapter 7 The Second Attlee Administrationpart3 Assessmentpart4 Documents;