ABSTRACT

First published in 1982. To study Tillett’s career is to study the modern British labour movement in its formative stages. His rhetoric and activities cast light upon some of the most important periods in labour history. In this book, not only the career of this remarkable and mercurial man is analysed, but our knowledge of the wider scene in which he played so major a role is increased. This title will be of interest to scholars and students of political history.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|18 pages

Early Years in Bristol and London

chapter 2|15 pages

The Liberal Working Man, 1887–8

chapter 3|19 pages

The New Unionist, 1888–90

chapter 4|21 pages

The Socialist New Unionist, 1890–2

chapter 6|22 pages

Discord in the Labour Movement, 1893–9

chapter 8|26 pages

The Agitator Redux, 1910–14

chapter 9|25 pages

The Agitator as Patriot, 1914–18

chapter 10|23 pages

One of the ‘Old Guard’, 1918–23

chapter |6 pages

Conclusion