ENG - James Ramsay MacDonald (12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He rose from humble origins to become the first Labour Prime Minister in 1924.
His first government lasted less than one year. Labour returned to power in 1929 but was soon overwhelmed by the crisis of the Great Depression, which split the Labour government. In 1931 he formed a "National Government" in which a majority of MPs were from the Conservatives. As a result, he was expelled from the Labour Party who accused him of 'betrayal'.
He remained Prime Minister of the National Government from 1931 to 1935, however his health rapidly deteriorated and he became increasingly ineffective as a leader. He stood down as Prime Minister in 1935 but stayed ...
Originally published on 5 November 1924
The Labour Government's brief term of office ended yesterday when Mr Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, had an audience with the King and tendered his resignation.
At its last meeting the Cabinet issued the following statement:- The Committee appointed on October 31 to examine the authenticity of the Zinoviev letter, after hearing the Departments concerned, found it impossible on the evidence before them to come to a positive conclusion on the subject ... in the short time available.
The Zinoviev letter purported to be a letter of instructions ...
cici - v hlasování Ramsay MacDonald There are some interesting parallels between Ramsay MacDonald in the Thirties, and Gordon Brown now. Both Labour prime ministers were regarded by supporters as indispensable to the national interest, and both approached complete incoherence in their lowest moments. If Mr Brown hangs on as Prime Minister till next May by dint of hard work by the Labour whips in the House of Commons, it will be another re-run of the nightmare last days of MacDonald. Not much can be done to prevent this scenario. One of the glories of British democracy is that when you get stuck with a real shocker, all you can ...
taktek - v hlasování Ramsay MacDonald
