East Fulham Revisited
@article{Heller1971EastFR, title={East Fulham Revisited}, author={R. Heller}, journal={Journal of Contemporary History}, year={1971}, volume={6}, pages={172 - 196} }
'You will remember the election at Fulham,' said Baldwin in his speech of appalling frankness in the House of Commons on 12 November 1936. Baldwin himself evidently did not remember it very well, for he continued; 'when a seat which the National Government held was lost by about 7000 votes' (the correct figure was 4840). Most important, he said the seat was lost 'on no issue but the pacifist', and used this interpretation of the East Fulham election as a central feature of his apologia for his… CONTINUE READING
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