Crossing the Floor

Originally published in 1972, this book is an account of the events which led Humphry Berkeley to join the Labour Party after seven years a Conservative Member of Parliament and twenty years as a member of the Conservative Party.

List of contents

1.My Political Background 2. The Conservative Party 3. Immigration and Race 4. The African Story 5. The Commonwealth Link 6. The United Nations 7. Harold Macmillan 8. R.A. Butler 9. Iain Macleod 10. Edward Heath 11. Harold Wilson 12. Private Members Bills 13. Ambition and Office.

About the author

Humphry Berkeley (1926-1994) was a British politician. He was well-known for his 3 changes of political parties and his early support for gay rights. In 1966, he introduced, and obtained a Second Reading for, the Sexual Offences Bill in the House of Commons. He was a sponsor of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act. He was vice-President of the Anti-Apartheid Movement and Hon. Treasurer of the Howard League for Penal Reform.

Summary

Originally published in 1972, this book is an account of the events which led Humphry Berkeley to join the Labour Party after seven years a Conservative Member of Parliament and twenty years as a member of the Conservative Party.

Product details

• Authors: Humphry Berkeley, Berkeley Humphry
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032863030
• ISBN: 978-1-03-286303-0
• No. of pages: 170
• Weight: 320 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Political parties and party platforms