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   Hugh Gaitskell was a British politician who led the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963. He was a revisionist who advocated a mixed economy and opposed nationalisation, unilateral disarmament and the European Common Market.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Hugh-GaitskellHugh Gaitskell | Labour Leader, Chancellor & Politician

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   Hugh Gaitskell was a British statesman and the leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963. He served as chancellor of the exchequer, opposed unilateral nuclear disarmament and the European Economic Community, and died in office.

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4. www.standard.co.uk › news › londoners-diaryThe real cause of Hugh Gaitskell’s death - Evening Standard

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   Dec 5, 2013 · Virginia Allkins, a nurse at the Middlesex Hospital in 1963, says the Labour leader died of kidney failure, not pleurisy as reported. She also recalls how Harold Wilson and George Brown reacted to the news.

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6. www.independent.co.uk › voices › commentIt's time to revive the memory of Hugh Gaitskell, the best ...

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   Jan 4, 2013 · A reappraisal of Hugh Gaitskell, the first moderniser of the Labour Party who died 50 years ago. He was a liberal, a Keynesian, a collectivist and a passionate advocate of social equality, but also a divisive figure for the left and the right.

7. news.bbc.co.uk › onthisday › hiBBC On This Day: Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell dies

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   The leader of the Labour party, Hugh Gaitskell, passed away on 18 January 1963 after a heart condition. He was known for his efforts to modernise the party and his controversial views on nuclear disarmament.

8. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Hugh Gaitskell - Oxford Reference

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   Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963) was a British politician and Labour party leader who modernized the party's ideology and re‐established its credibility. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and controversies from various Oxford Reference sources.

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   What if Hugh Gaitskell had not died?

   • If only Hugh Gaitskell had not died when he did. If only he had led the Labour Party into the General Election of 1964. He had at last succeeded in imposing his ascendency over the party – an ascendency repeatedly challenged in the eight years he had led it, all the time in opposition. Would he not have become Prime Minister with a larger majority?

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   Why is Hugh Gaitskell remembered?

   • Because he never became prime minister, and because of the great capacity many considered that he had for the post, Hugh Gaitskell is remembered largely with respect from people both within and outside of the Labour Party. Gaitskell is regarded by some as "the best Prime Minister we never had". [ 142]

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   What impact did Gaitskell have on British politics?

   • (1906–63).As Labour party leader, Gaitskell exercised a more enduring impact on British politics than might be supposed from his brief ministerial career.

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   Was Gaitskell a consensual leader?

   • Gaitskell was a consensual leader in 1955–59, in contrast to his earlier and later image. Labour was widely expected to win the next general election and in Campbell's view he arguably did not give a clear enough lead or attack the Conservatives aggressively enough. [ 109]

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10. www.lrb.co.uk › the-paper › v01A.J. Ayer · Labour’s Lost Leader - London Review of Books

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    Nov 22, 1979 · If only Hugh Gaitskell had not died when he did. If only he had led the Labour Party into the General Election of 1964. He had at last succeeded in imposing his ascendency over the party – an ascendency repeatedly challenged in the eight years he had led it, all the time in opposition.