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Ben Pimlott

Ben Pimlott was from 1998 the Warden of Goldsmiths College, London. His books include Labour and the Left in the 1930s (1977), and biographies of Hugh Dalton (1985) and Harold Wilson (1992). He died on 10 April 2004.

Selected bibliography

  • Governing London by Ben Pimlott and Nirmala Rao (2002)
  • The Queen: A Biography of Queen Elizabeth II (1996)
  • Frustrate Their Knavish Tricks: Writings on Biography, History and Politics (1994)
  • Harold Wilson (1992)
  • The Alternative: Politics for a Change (1990)
  • Hugh Dalton: A Life (1985)
  • Labour and the Left in the 1930s (1977)

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  • Crosland’s Future: Opportunity and Outcome by David Reisman

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