This episode talks about the final broadcasts of the campaign by Mr Churchill and the PM, Mr Attlee. It then goes on to talk about the final arguments the main players made in the final weeks and the comments and endorsements of the leading newspapers. It finishes with comment about the relatively inexperienced electorate

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This episode discusses the penultimate week of the 1950 election. I talk about Churchill's petrol stunt and his intervention in Foreign Policy and the A-bomb. We discuss the party's radio pitches.

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This episode takes us from the end of Jan to 9 Feb, two weeks before polling day. There is a row over German economic policies being brought into the UK. The Liberal Party releases its manifesto, and the Attlees hit the road for an 1000 mile tour round the country. I also outline who the main players were on the Tory front bench.

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The two major parties release their manifestos. I explain that contrary to some rather glib generalisations, the parties were actually not as close together as is sometimes suggested. I give the first red card of the election for a breach of Godwin's law.

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Opening manoeuvres of the 1950 Election Campaign

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In this second intro episode I take a deep dive into the Labour Government of 1945-50. I discuss some of the key issues that are going to return for the 1950 election

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In this episode I outline what this podcast is all about and give the first introductory episode, an explanation of the collapse of the Tory hegemony of the interwar period

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