Clement Attlee - the man who created welfare state and decolonised vast swathes of British Empire, including India - has been acclaimed by many as Britains' greatest twentieth-century Prime Minister. This title examines the myths that have arisen around this key figure of British political life and provides a portrait of the man and his politics.
Aneurin - Nye - Bevan was one of the pivotal Labour figures of the post-war era. As Minister for Health in Attlee's government, his role in the foundation of the NHS changed the face of British society forever. In this book, Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds provides the first full-life biography of Bevan in over two decades, from his birth in Tredegar in the South Wales Valleys in 1897 to his death from stomach cancer at the age of 62 in 1960
A fresh look at Harold Wilson, Labour Prime Minister 1964-1970 and 1974-1976