当代英国左派历史学家霍布斯鲍姆把英国工党艾德礼政府称为“20世纪伟大的改革政府”。人们对这届政府的改革举措了解较多的是国有化和福利国家建设方面,实际上在政治改革方面,艾德礼政府也有所推进。艾德礼在访华时曾经自豪地指出,他的政府进行了广泛的社会变革。的确,1945年至1951年,艾德礼政府执政期间所进行的政治改革,虽然在广度和深度上不能与经济和社会领域中 Hobsbaum, a contemporary British left-wing historian, calls the Labor Party’s Adelaide government “the great government of reform in the 20th century.” People know more about this government’s reform measures in terms of nationalization and welfare state construction. In fact, the Adelaide government has also made some progress in political reform. During his visit to China, Adelaide once proudly pointed out that his government conducted extensive social changes. Indeed, the political reforms that took place during the administration of Adelson from 1945 to 1951, though not in breadth and depth, could not compete with the economic and social fields