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Douglas Beattie

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Author - ‘How Labour Wins (and why it loses) from 1900 to 2024’. Ex BBC News, PA, Scottish TV and more. Lowland Scot in London. Email - douglasbeat@hotmail.com

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Labour can't afford to dismiss Corbyn and Sultana Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultanah's new party should worry Labour, especially if it gets backing from the trade unions, writes Douglas Beattie

Labour can’t afford to dismiss Corbyn and Sultana - my take for @cityam.bsky.social

www.cityam.com/labour-cant-...

05.08.2025 06:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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One year in power – How Labour moves past the welfare mess A year after their landslide win, Labour finds itself reeling from internal revolt, public backlash over welfare reforms, and unprecedented scenes…

Some thoughts on Labour’s first year, recent turmoil and the way forward, for @heraldscotland.bsky.social - Unspun:

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2528697...

06.07.2025 18:28 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Thrilled with the paperback version of my book explaining Labour at general elections from 1900 to 2024. Published by @eandtbooks and out 3rd July - marking a year since Labour returned to office.

eandtbooks.com/books/victory-…

18.06.2025 17:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s #MayDay so I’m delighted to share news that my book on the history of #Labour in elections since 1900 will be out in paperback soon from @eandtbooks ✍️

Details here - eandtbooks.com/books/victory-

01.05.2025 17:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Quite something to be in the company of the Holy Father - on the bookshelf at least. 🙏

02.03.2025 18:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is this really the question?

05.02.2025 22:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Steve Richards presents Rock 'n' Roll Politics - The First Show of 2025 • Words • Kings Place Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to h...

Rock n Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on Monday week at 7…a lot going on:
www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...

26.01.2025 09:56 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1

Do join us for this - understanding Labour’s past will help make sense of its present, and the way forward for the government.

22.01.2025 17:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Join us at the @owlbookshop.bsky.social on 30 January for a talk by @douglasbeat.bsky.social about #HowLabourWins. Douglas will be outlining the dramatic story of how the #LabourParty transformed modern Britain.

🎟️https://dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/douglas-beattie/

22.01.2025 15:12 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Lord Davies reviews 'How Labour Wins' Although he may not entirely succeed in explaining why Labour wins, Douglas Beattie has succeeded in delivering an interesting and enjoyable read

"Although he may not entirely succeed in explaining why Labour wins, Douglas Beattie has succeeded in delivering an interesting and enjoyable read"

📚 Lord Davies of Brixton reviews @douglasbeat.bsky.social 'How Labour Wins (And Why It Loses): From 1900 to 2024'
bit.ly/40w2taR

14.01.2025 15:30 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Join us at @owlbookshop.bsky.social on 30th January at 6:30pm for a special event with #HowLabourWins author Douglas Beattie. Douglas tells the dramatic story of how the Labour Party changed modern Britain, through the lens of each election from 1900 to today.
dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/...

10.01.2025 17:30 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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There is still time to grab a copy of #HowLabourWins - reflections on Labour at the ballot box from 1900 to 2024 #Christmasgifts 🚩🌹

bit.ly/3RXHzNb

20.12.2024 20:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How Labour Wins by Douglas Beattie | Waterstones Buy How Labour Wins by Douglas Beattie from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

‘Here will be a particularly worthy stocking filler for any politico wanting to press pause… [a] lively, convincing read’

Many thanks to @newjournal.bsky.social for reviewing my book on #HowLabourWins since 1900.

bit.ly/3RXHzNb

14.12.2024 14:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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London - no filter. ☀️

28.11.2024 08:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Steve Richards presents Rock 'n' Roll Politics • Words • Kings Place Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to h...

Live tonight..only a few tickets left..the final show of the year:

www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...

27.11.2024 08:38 👍 10 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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John Prescott was a giant of the Labour Party and fought for working people all his life. A huge talent, who rose to become a longstanding Deputy PM, he will also be remembered for that remarkable punch in the 2001 election campaign…

21.11.2024 15:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Fantastic to meet the great Chris Mullin and do a book swap - ‘How Labour Wins’ for ‘Error of Judgment’. His work on the Birmingham Six remains an inspiration to many, rightly so!

18.11.2024 22:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mood right now - Oscar Peterson and Sunday reading @newstatesman.com and Tribune.

17.11.2024 13:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You can finish Tinker Tailor, but it’s never finished with you!

16.11.2024 11:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Many congratulations.

15.11.2024 09:07 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump the sequel: what will he do? Podcast Episode · Not Another One · 15/11/2024 · 1h 2m

Not Another One - live from Glasgow:

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

15.11.2024 08:36 👍 29 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 0
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Now the government has pushed through 100 days and first Budget, some reflections on my book ‘How Labour Wins (and why it loses) 1900 to 2024’ via the brilliant @neilmackay.bsky.social and @heraldscotland.bsky.social

eandtbooks.com/books/how-la...

14.11.2024 17:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Really brilliant to be on this platform, feels like a liberation. I might talk about my book - ‘How #Labour Wins’, politics generally, news stories and football. Do follow me. 🙏

eandtbooks.com/books/how-la...

13.11.2024 20:03 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0