League of Youth





The Labour League of Youth was the youth organisation of the British Labour Party from 1926 to the 1960s.[1] Two separate organisations existed, separated by the Second World War, the post-war League being more tightly controlled by the party.[1] In the 1930s the League included far left elements, such as Trotskyists and Communists; the chairman in its last years, Ted Willis, worked with and later became secretary of the YCL.[2] The organisation accepted members from the ages of 16 to 25.



Successors



  • Labour Party Young Socialists

  • Young Labour (UK)



References





  1. ^ ab Barberis, Peter; McHugh, John; Tyldesley, Mike. Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the 20th Century. A&C Black, 2000, p284


  2. ^ http://www.grahamstevenson.me.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1037:willis-ted&catid=23:w&Itemid=106















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