Talk:George Lansbury

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The emphasis on the national politics of the life of George Lansbury in this little vignette has underplayed the role he took in seeking social justice for the working classes, his imprisonment for refusing to comply with onerous local rates, and the tragedy of the death of the daughter in law who also went to prison over the same issue. The memorials to him (and her!) in the East End of London reflect this personal consideration.

Q. In response to the above comment, does anybody know enough about this to add it to the page? EdH 13:52 16 Jul 2003 (UTC)

A. I was able to find information on Lansbury's work to achieve justice for working people, including women's rights and the Poplar Rates Rebellion, and his imprisionment by the government for these activities. I have included new information in the original article as well as in a new one. While I discovered that his daughter-in-law, Minnie Lansbury, went to prison with him, I found no mention of her death. --Jose Ramos 15:50, 23 Aug 2003 (UTC)

A. I have undertaken some updates to the page. -- Jonathan Rackowe 26 July 2007

Q: The article asserts that George Lansbury said he was in favour of abolishing army and saying to the world "Do your worse" but if you actually examine the source cited (132) it actually specifically says that he did not say that in his address, 'They [another pair of authors] also state that Lansbury sent a message to East Fulham reading: 'I would close every recruiting station, disband the Army and disarm the Air Force. I would abolish the whole dreadful equipment of war and say to the world "Do your worst"'. These words do not appear in Lansbury's message, which merely appealed to electors to vote Labour as an escape from the 'menace of war ... widespread unemployment, hopeless poverty and insecurity and dreadful social misery and unhappiness' p. 185, can this be replaced with a different quote? - 20/07/2015

George Lansbury books

Q. I have a particular interest in George Lansbury as I am related through marriage. When at university I found a copy of the book he wrote about his life, but have since failed to find a copy; I think it was called "My Life" or something similar. Does anyone know its correct title, and how I might buy a copy?

A. The book was indeed called My Life, published in 1928. Obviously, it only covers a part of his career and life. Lansbury also wrote:

• Your Part In Poverty, 1917
• These Things Shall Be, 1920
• What I Saw In Russia, 1920
• The Miracle of Fleet Street, 1925
• My England, 1934
• Looking Backwards and Forwards, 1935
• My Quest for Peace, 1938

Biographies have been written by:

• Edgar Lansbury, 1934 - George Lansbury, My Father
• Raymond Postgate, 1951 - The Life of George Lansbury
• Bob Holman, 1990 - Good Old George. Lion UK ISBN 0-7459-1574-4, Aus ISBN 0-7324-0275-1
• John Shepherd, 2002 - George Lansbury: At the Heart of Old Labour. Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-820164-8, Paperback 2004 0199273642

-- Jonathan Rackowe, Great Grandson of George Lansbury. 82.153.70.205 (talk) 10:52, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Lido ?

Regarding this item under the heading of HEIRS:

His name lives on in the Lansbury Estate and, of course, the Lido.

Is this for real?

Danindenver (talk) 09:41, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I have expanded the line that mentions Lansbury's Lido to reference the location in London's Hyde Park. -- Jonathan Rackowe 82.153.70.205 (talk) 10:37, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

first world war

I think considerably more information is needed about his attitude to the first world war, the supremen political test of the time. The Daily Herald did not campaign consistently against British war objectives, unless I am mistaken... Johncmullen1960 (talk) 08:24, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Major expansion

This will happen over the next few weeks. The article will, for a while, look decidedly lopsided, but all will come out right in the end. Suggestions for further improvements, sources etc are welcome, for discussion here. Brianboulton (talk) 16:00, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Never heard of him!

Why is he notable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.151.65.218 (talk) 16:56, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Because he was the leader of the Labor Party, a major political organization, and he is mentioned in many independent, reliable sources. See Wikipedia:Notability for more information. — SamX‧☎‧✎‧S 17:23, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Added images

I have removed the following images, recently added to the article:

• File:George Lansbury at Skara Brae, 1929.jpg
• File:George Lansbury, c1935.jpg
• File:George Lansbury, 1936.jpg

The images lack proper source and authorrship details. In each case the author is given as the "LSE library", which is obviously not correct. Also the licence, which claims PD in the USA on the grounds of original publication before 1923, is clearly wrong when the events depicted in the images date from 1929, 1935 and 1936 respectively. Please do not re-add the images until their PD status has been properly established through author, source and appropriate licence. Brianboulton (talk) 23:49, 12 September 2014 (UTC)