HISTORY lecturer Marcus Morris takes us back to the days of the Empire and the early Labour Party for a Public Lecture next week.

He presents ‘Between Idealism and Realism: The Labour Party and Empire c.1900 to 1939’ on Thursday, January 29, 2015, 7.00 pm to 8.45 pm in Lecture Theatre G 35 (ground floor), MMU New Business School.

Dr Marcus Morris, Lecturer in History at MMU, specialises in the origins of socialism in Europe, the relationship between socialism and internationalism and the early history of the Labour Party. An author of learned articles and conference papers, Dr Morris will talk about the ambivalent attitude of the Labour Party towards the British Empire before the Second World War, despite much anti-imperial rhetoric from its left wing.

There is no fee, but a voluntary contribution of £2  will be appreciated by the University. The money will be donated to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity.

The event is organised by the Department of History, Politics and Philosophy. Free car parking is available after 5pm in the large car park of the University behind the New Business School under the Mancunian Way. The entrance to the car park is from Chester Street which is not accessible from Oxford Road but from one of the side streets.

Contact person at the University: Burjor Avari, Department of History b.avari@mmu.ac.uk