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This biography of Maxton sets out in detail not only the political journey of the young Caledonian from naive schoolteacher to revolutionary Parliamentarian, but also seeks to relate a time of unparalelled global social upheavel with the strife of the working classes in Glasgow and subsequent growth of the Independent Labour Party in response.
James Maxton (22 June 1885 – 23 July 1946) was a British left-wing politician, and leader of the Independent Labour Party. [2] He was a pacifist who opposed both world wars. A prominent proponent of Home Rule for Scotland, [3] [4] he is remembered as one of the leading figures of the Red Clydeside era.
Sep 1, 2002 · James Maxton was Britain's most charismatic socialist politician of the interwar period, seen by many as a potential prime minister. MP for Bridgeton in Glasgow from 1922 till his death in 1946, Maxton was intimately involved in the strikes of Red Clydeside, and his career straddled the great events that shaped modern Britain—two wars, the ...
This biography of Maxton sets out in detail not only the political journey of the young Caledonian from naive schoolteacher to revolutionary Parliamentarian, but also seeks to relate a time of unparalelled global social upheavel with the strife of the working classes in Glasgow and subsequent growth of the Independent Labour Party in response.
This biography of Maxton sets out in detail not only the political journey of the young Caledonian from naive schoolteacher to revolutionary Parliamentarian, but also seeks to relate a time of unparalelled global social upheavel with the strife of the working classes in Glasgow and subsequent growth of the Independent Labour Party in response.
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James Maxton was Britain's most charismatic socialist politician of the inter-war period, seen by many as a potential Prime Minister.
