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As a local government policy wonk this story makes me strangely proud. Thanks DG.
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Although I've heard of George Lansbury, I wasn't aware of this piece of history. Thanks for sharing it with us, it deserves to be more widely known.
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Minor correction to an outstanding post about past struggles from which we should learn but seem to have forgotten of late. When she died, Minnie Lansbury was 32, not 22. Her short life was nevertheless filled with activism in support of just causes.
dg writes: updated, thanks. |
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There's also a book:
Poplarism 1919-1925 by Noreen Branson |
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This is the sort of article that makes paying the DG subscription so worth while. I must have heard of this before but had completely forgotten.
Power to the people! (at least, to those who want people power, and don’t want to be governed by a bunch of upper class twits). |
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Very apt post for today as once again the rich remain rich and the poor are made to pay for it.
Will there be a similar rebellion? As you say - in your dreams comrade. |
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A more morbid example may be found just short of 6,000 miles away. Local councils are taken over by dissidents against the city's government as well as the country above it. Instead of yielding to the people, the country effectively abolishes whatever self-rule remains in the city. The result is a flux of people from that city to their former coloniser: The United Kingdom.
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If only we had more politicians like George Lansbury and his family today this country would be a much nicer and more fairer land to live in. They were also related to a famous actress!
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I’m impressed you resisted mentioning George Lansbury’s famous granddaughter and slightly less famous grandsons.
dg writes: I knew somebody else would. |
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Oh, if only Ken Loach had made a film about it ;-)
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