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Daily Archives: September 10, 1982

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On my first visit to the UK in January 1982, the potential and then actual split in UK Labour loomed large. This contemporary poster that I photographed shows Roy Jenkins and David Owen, two of the first major defectors from UK Labour in the formation of the Social Democrat Party. One reason I read Owen’s book was to find out if he had anything interesting to say. Photo not published with article; from the Michael Easson photo collection.

(1982) A Purblind Futurology

Political historyBy Jen CalderonSeptember 10, 1982

Published shortly before the formation of the Social Democratic Party, Dr Owen’s book is important both as a diagnosis of the Labour Party and for the impressions he gives of the “Gang of Four”.

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