To Build a New Jerusalem: Labour Movement from the 1890s to the 1990s by A. J. Davies
100 years ago the British Labour Movement started to create its own societies and political parties. Today, a century on, Andrew Davies looks at the history and character of the British Left. Throughout the world the Left is in turmoil, but in Britain the crisis seems especially severe. Why should this be? How many of the Left's present problems spring from its historical development? Who is and has been on the Left in the past, and why. Is the Left likely to recover its self-confidence and strength by the beginning of the 21st century?