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The '''Land and Labour League''' was formed in October 1869 by a group of radical trade unionists affiliated to the [[International Working Men's Association]]. It's formation was precipitated by discussion of the land question at the [[International Working Men's Association#The Basle Congress, 1869|Basle Congress of 1869]]. The League advocated the full nationalisation of land, and was for a brief time the centre of a working class republican network in [[London]], with its own paper, ''The Republican''. Despite petering out by 1873 the League had some radicalising impact on the [[Land Tenure Reform Association]] established by [[John Stuart Mill]], which adopted a policy of taxing the unearned increment on land value under pressure from the League. |
The '''Land and Labour League''' was formed in October 1869 by a group of radical trade unionists affiliated to the [[International Working Men's Association]]. It's formation was precipitated by discussion of the land question at the [[International Working Men's Association#The Basle Congress, 1869|Basle Congress of 1869]]. The League advocated the full nationalisation of land, and was for a brief time the centre of a working class republican network in [[London]], with its own paper, ''The Republican''. Despite petering out by 1873 the League had some radicalising impact on the [[Land Tenure Reform Association]] established by [[John Stuart Mill]], which adopted a policy of taxing the unearned increment on land value under pressure from the League. |
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[[Patrick Hennessey]], an Irish trade unionist, was the League's President. The secretaries were Martin J. Boon and John Weston, and the treasurer was [[Johann Eccarius]]. It's executive included the republicans [[Charles Bradlaugh]] and George Odger.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bowie|first1=Duncan|title=Our History: Roots of the British Socialist Movement|date=2014|publisher=Socialist History Society|location=London|isbn=9780955513893|page=17}}</ref> [[Benjamin Lucraft]] served on its council. |
[[Patrick Hennessey]], an Irish trade unionist, was the League's President. The secretaries were [[Martin J. Boon]] and John Weston, and the treasurer was [[Johann Eccarius]]. It's executive included the republicans [[Charles Bradlaugh]] and George Odger.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bowie|first1=Duncan|title=Our History: Roots of the British Socialist Movement|date=2014|publisher=Socialist History Society|location=London|isbn=9780955513893|page=17}}</ref> [[Benjamin Lucraft]] served on its council. |
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Revision as of 12:06, 24 July 2015
The Land and Labour League was formed in October 1869 by a group of radical trade unionists affiliated to the International Working Men's Association. It's formation was precipitated by discussion of the land question at the Basle Congress of 1869. The League advocated the full nationalisation of land, and was for a brief time the centre of a working class republican network in London, with its own paper, The Republican. Despite petering out by 1873 the League had some radicalising impact on the Land Tenure Reform Association established by John Stuart Mill, which adopted a policy of taxing the unearned increment on land value under pressure from the League.
Patrick Hennessey, an Irish trade unionist, was the League's President. The secretaries were Martin J. Boon and John Weston, and the treasurer was Johann Eccarius. It's executive included the republicans Charles Bradlaugh and George Odger.[1] Benjamin Lucraft served on its council.
References
- ^ Bowie, Duncan (2014). Our History: Roots of the British Socialist Movement. London: Socialist History Society. p. 17. ISBN 9780955513893.