Old Labour

Old Labour
Old Labour
an unofficial name used to talk about the British Labour Party before it was changed by Tony Blair in the 1990s. Old Labour was more left wing, and supported the idea of increasing taxes to pay for public services such as education and health.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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