Labour orators from Bevan to Miliband

Oratorical analysis is a significant yet under-researched approach towards contemporary Labour Party studies. This is because the historical evolution and ideological nature of the Labour Party implies a collective rather than individual analytical approach. In order to address this, the centrality of oratory will be threaded throughout this conference. The conference will utilise an original research approach towards the study of oratory. This will provide an enlightening discussion of how leading Labour figures Aneurin Bevan, Hugh Gaitskell, Tony Benn, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock, John Smith, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband used their oratory in advancing their position within the Labour Party. It shall seek to determine whether these figures used their oratorical skills to the betterment or detriment of the Labour Party as a whole or their specific ideological perspective as evidenced by their public and party impact.