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In A Grammar of Politics Laski had elaborated both the doctrine and practice for a reformist socialist government. In June 1929 a second minority Labour government was elected to office. In the interven-ing years, his political thought had not undergone a major shift or transformation. Yet he was constantly reviewing his assumptions in the light of both concrete experiences and considerations of theory, and this led to some subtle — but significant — changes in attitude. None of these affected his political stance in an overt way, but the underlying evolution that was beginning to take place helps to explain the apparent change of course that occurred during the 1930s.
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Two useful sources on the General Strike, with extensive bibliographies, are Margaret Morris, The General Strike (Penguin, 1976) (hereafter Morris, General Strike) and Christopher Farman, May 1926 - The General Strike (Panther Books, 1974) (hereafter Farman, General Strike).
T. Jones (ed. K. Middlemas), Whitehall Diary, vol. 2 (Oxford University Press, 1971) (hereafter Jones, Whitehall Diary) p. 43.
For example, with E. J. P. Benn, The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Bill ( P. S. King and Son, 1927 ).
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Newman, M. (1993). The General Strike and After (1926–9). In: Harold Laski. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230376847_5
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