''Keep Left'' was a pamphlet published in the

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in 1947 by the ''

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'' jointly written by

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, Richard Crossman and

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. It advocated a

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"third force" foreign policy, a socialist Europe acting independently from either the

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or the

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, against the pro-American foreign policy of Labour

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. ''Keep Left'' was a key statement of the Labour left's dissent from the 1945-51 Labour government.

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Keep Left (color photocopy from the original)
Labour Party (UK) publications Pamphlets Political manifestos Democratic socialism 1947 in British politics 1947 in the United Kingdom 1947 documents {{UK-hist-stub

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