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THE convalescence of the Labour Party after its malaise in 1960 was surprisingly rapid. The recovery of the invalid was due, in part, to Gaitskell’s success in consolidating his position within the party in 1961 and 1962; in part, to the emergence of new issues in national politics; and in part, to the failure of the Conservative government to deal effectively with these issues, some of which it had itself raised.
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© 1982 Henry Pelling
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Pelling, H. (1982). The Road Back to Power (1960–66). In: A Short History of the Labour Party. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16827-9_8
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