Socialist Union (UK)

Socialist Union (UK)

The Socialist Union was a British political party active from February 1886 to 1888. [G. Bernard Shaw. " [http://debs.indstate.edu/s534f3_1892.pdf The Fabian Society: What it has Done; & How it has Done It.] " Fabian Tract № 41. London: The Fabian Society, August 1892.]

The group was formed by socialists around C. L. Fitzgerald who left the Social Democratic Federation (SDF) in protest at SDF leader H. M. Hyndman's acceptance of money from the Conservative Party to campaign against the Liberal Party. The group published a newspaper, "The Socialist".Florence Boos, ed. and annot. " [http://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1887/diary/footnotes.htm Footnotes] " in "William Morris's Socialist Diary". 1887.] It succeeded in gaining the support of the Bristol Socialist Society, but elsewhere, membership was small.

The group disbanded in 1887. James MacDonald, a prominent leader, rejoined the SDF, after Hyndman promised never again to accept money from bourgeois politicians. Other notable members of the group included future Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Socialist Union — may refer to:* Arab Socialist Union * People s Socialist Union * Socialist Union of America, a Trotskyist group active from 1954 to 1959. * Socialist Union of Catalonia, active from 1923 to 1936. * Socialist Union (Chile) * Socialist Union… …   Wikipedia

  • Socialist Union of Catalonia — (in Catalan: Unió Socialista de Catalunya ), a socialist political party in Catalonia, Spain. USC was formed through a split in PSOE in 1923. The main leader of USC was J. Comorera.USC led the Unió general de sindicats obrers de Catalunya (UGSOC) …   Wikipedia

  • Socialist Union of Popular Forces — The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي للقوات الشعبية, French: Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires ) is a left of centre political party in Morocco. It was originally formed as a breakaway from the UNFP, a Socialist… …   Wikipedia

  • Arab Socialist Union — The Arab Socialist Union ( ar. الاتّحاد الاشتراكى العربى, unicode| al Ittiḥād al Ištirākī l ʿArabī ; French: L Union Socialiste Arabe ) is one of a number of loosely related political parties based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism in …   Wikipedia

  • People's Socialist Union — The People s Socialist Union (in French: Union Socialiste du Peuple ) is an Ivorian political party based in London. HistoryUSP was founded in 1996. The general secretary of USP is Henri Tohou who, on 19 February 1990 initiated and led with few… …   Wikipedia

  • Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance — The Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (Union démocratique et socialiste de la Résistance or UDSR) was a French political party found at the Liberation and in activity during the Fourth Republic (1947 58). It was a founding member… …   Wikipedia

  • American Socialist Union — The American Socialist Union was recognised in 1954 as the sympathising organisation in the United States of the International Secretariat of the Fourth International. Its best known members were Bert Cochran, Harry Braverman and Paul N. Siegel.… …   Wikipedia

  • Arab Socialist Union (Syria) — The Arab Socialist Union ( al Ittihad al Ishtiraki al Arabi ) is a Nasserist political party in Syria. ASU is led by Safwan al Qudsi. The party was formed in 1973, following a split form the original ASU.The party was at the last legislative… …   Wikipedia

  • Sudanese Socialist Union — The Sudanese Socialist Union (SSU) was a political party in Sudan. The SSU was the country s sole legal party from 1971 until 1985, when the regime of President Gaafar Nimeiry was overthrown in a military coup …   Wikipedia

  • Patriotic Socialist Union — The Patriotic Socialist Union ( eu. Abertzale Sozialisten Batasuna) is a political party in Spain s Basque Country. According to a Spanish court ruling, it is a refoundation of the illegal Batasuna party to contest the Basque local elections in… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”