It is fair to credit Churchill’s relationship with Philip Snowden as a key influence over his appreciation for Labour colleagues in the greatest of all wars. Churchill’s affection for Snowden stemmed in part from knowing Philip was never a doctrinaire socialist. “The Marxian aberration never obsessed his keen intelligence,” WSC wrote. “One who knew him well said to me, ‘No one will ever know what a Labour Government will be like till they see one without Snowden at the Exchequer....
