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The Labour Party and constitutional reform: a history of constitutional conservatism

The case for double-weighting rests on the empirical scope of the study and the diversity of material gathered. The subject matter – constitutional reform – encompasses several distinct but inter-linked measures. Analysing the Labour Party’s approach to reform thus required tracing a number of issues across an extended period of time in relation to ideology, intra-party debates and actual policies. Extensive primary sources utilised were located in highly dispersed venues: the Labour History Museum in Manchester (Labour Party archives), the Bodleian Library in Oxford (private papers of former parliamentarians) and the National Archives in Kew, London (Cabinet papers).