Prof. Vernon Bogdanor

BIOGRAPHY

In this course, Professor Vernon Bogdanor (King’s College London) explores British politics from 1945-55. In the first lecture, we think about some key assumptions of British politics during this period. In the second lecture, we think about how the Labour Party worked towards a socialist Britain from 1945-51. In the third lecture, we think about the impact of the 1942 Beveridge Report. Next, we think about some key criticisms of Churchill and Attlee as leaders. In the fifth lecture, we think about the factors which led to Labour’s loss of power in 1951. In the sixth and final lecture, we think about Churchill’s transformation from a divisive figure to one who supported political consensus.