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55 years on, we still need the spirit of May 1968
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AS this is my last regular column before May Day 2023, I thought I would take the opportunity to reflect on the significance of the 55th anniversary of May 1968, and what lessons and inspiration we can draw from that historic time for the left today.
It is impossible to fully grasp 1968’s significance without knowing about the decades before.
I was born in 1945 just as Labour came to power and gave my generation the best life in British history, with massive council-house programmes, the welfare state, our beloved NHS and jobs for all.
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