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Hugh Gaitskell, the youngest of the three children of Arthur Gaitskell (1870–1915), and his wife, Adelaide Gaitskell, was born on 9th April 1906. His father worked for the Indian Civil Service, and his mother was the daughter of George Jamieson, who had been consul-general in Shanghai. Gaitskell was educated at Dragon School (1912–19 ...
4 feb 2010 · Hugh Gaitskell gave this speech at the 1960 Labour party conference as leader of the opposition. In it, he attempted to prevent the party from calling for unilateral nuclear disarmament, and see off critics within Labour who sought to get rid of him for being too right-wing.The party was deeply divided over the issue, and in this case, Gaitskell lost the vote against the
This portrait of Hugh Gaitskell (1906–63) is one of his well-known satirical works. Gaitskell was Leader of the Labour Party in opposition for seven years and was regarded by Hamilton as a ‘political monster’ due to his vacillation over forming a clear anti-nuclear policy.
34 Hugh Gaitskell within Labour politics, with the SDP ‘claiming his mantle’ (Brivati, 1996: 445). Nor did New Labour seek to suggest that Gaitskell was an influ-ence upon them. When examining the relationship between revisionism and New Labour, Matt Beech emphasised how revisionism represented the
5 gen 2024 · 'Mr. Hugh Gaitskell', The Times (19 January 1963), p. 12; Hugh Gaitskell was that rare creature, a passionate intellectual. Rationality was his creed. His limited patience was strained almost beyond endurance by the the stolid prejudices of the trades union leaders he depended upon, and the colourful sophistries of his left-wing critics.
Hugh Gaitskell y fait de brillantes études et passe avec mention très bien une licence de philosophie, science politique et science économique. A sa sortie d’Oxford, il travaille pendant un an comme éducateur de formation permanente dans la région de Nottingham. Ensuite, de 1929 à 1939, il enseigne l’économie à l’Université de ...
13 ott 2016 · Hugh Gaitskell was born in 1906 in London and educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. The General Strike, which occurred mid-way through his undergraduate studies, led to Gaitskell’s first active involvement in politics when he assisted local supporters of the Trade Union Council: this experience, and the aftermath of the Strike ...
