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This 1923 John Lavery painting shows the shifting political sands of British parliamentary democracy. Macdonald was the first ever socialist Prime-minister of Britain and his election marked a turning point in the history of the Labour movement in Britain. It also marked a period of increasing political polarisation. |
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