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Politics and class conflict in the 1920's

Leo Amery's letter to his party leader Bonar Law, 24 October 1922. Amery had drafted Bonar Law's election address - in effect the Conservative Party manifesto for the General Election, and is explaining the approach he has taken. Particularly striking is his reference to omitting much of "the 'zip' of old time electioneering" in favour of an emphasis on "safety first" (the slogan that would become notorious for its prominence in Baldwin's fateful 1929 campaign).