ABSTRACT

George Ranken Askwith was a key figure in the development of British industrial relations. This new biography is based on a wide range of archival sources including government records, newspaper articles, Askwith’s personal correspondence and his wife’s private diaries.

chapter 1|7 pages

Childhood and Education

chapter 2|16 pages

Early Career

chapter 3|14 pages

Labour Matters

chapter 4|7 pages

George and Ellen

chapter 5|13 pages

Belfast and the Railways

chapter 6|15 pages

The Civil Servant

chapter 7|19 pages

New Challenges

chapter 8|14 pages

Industrial Unrest

chapter 9|19 pages

The Storm Breaks

chapter 10|8 pages

The Industrial Council

chapter 11|15 pages

More Unrest in 1912

chapter 12|13 pages

Turbulent Years, 1913–14

chapter 13|17 pages

War

chapter 14|10 pages

The Second Year of the War

chapter 15|17 pages

The Ministry of Labour

chapter 16|23 pages

Busy Retirement