Socialism and the Labour Movement |
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Long-time leader of the left-wing Labour Party and Minister of Health. Includes excerpts from the works of various writers. (1897-1960)
Elected to the House of Commons. Worked as a journalist for the Daily Mirror and married Aneurin Bevan. Favored Socialism and votes for women on the same terms as men. (1904-1988)
Was strong supporter of the Labour Party. Helped form the Left Book Club, whose main aim was to spread socialist ideas and to resist the rise of Fascism in Britain. In the 1950s he played an active role in the formation of the National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment. (1893-1967)
Born in India. Wrote documentary account of unemployment in the north of England. A committed socialist, he went to Spain in 1936 to report on the Spanish Civil War. Includes short biography, excerpts from his works and photo. (1903-1950)
Document written by a prominent member of the Communist Party in Russia. Urged British communists to promote revolution through acts of sedition. Published in newspapers four days before the 1924 General Election and contributed to the defeat of MacDonald and the Labour Party.
Was Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and five years later became head of the Special Branch. It is believed that Thomson and Arthur Maundy Gregory were involved in arranging the Zinoviev Letter to be published in British newspapers. This event helped to defeat the Labour Party in the 1924 General Election.
Known as Georgi Rosenblum and was born in Russia in 1874. Spied on Germany and was considered to be Britain's most important secret agent before World War I. Involved in forging the Zinoviev letter, which contributed to the defeat of the Labour Party in the 1924 General Election. (1874-1925)
British MI5 agent tasked with uncovering possible foreign spies during the early 1900`s. Involved in several political scandals, including one in which he was accused and convicted of trying to sell honours. Responsible for publication of the forged Zinoviev Letter which helped to discredit the Labour party days before the 1924 General Election.
Features total votes and percents received by the Conservatives, Liberals, Labour Party, Sinn Fein, Communist Party and Constitutionalist. Includes brief description of terms.
Journalist for the Manchester Guardian, the Morning Leader, Daily News, the Star and weekly journal, the Nation. Toured Central Europe and his graphic accounts of the suffering being endured by the people in the defeated countries appeared in his books Across the Blockade and After the Peace. (1873-1958)
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