From the NS archive: The politics of austerity
3 May 1974: Hard political choices mean being honest with the voters, and Labour was the party to do that.
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New Times,
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3 May 1974: Hard political choices mean being honest with the voters, and Labour was the party to do that.
By Christopher PriceJune 17, 1983: Christopher Price, a defeated Labour MP, reflects on the party's landslide defeat.
By Christopher Price