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The Division Bell Mystery (Paperback)
Ellen Wilkinson; Introduction by Martin Edwards; Preface by Rachel Reeves
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`Through the double clamour of Big Ben and the shrill sound of the
bell rang a revolver shot.' A financier is found shot in the House
of Commons. Suspecting foul play, Robert West, a parliamentary
private secretary, takes on the role of amateur sleuth. Used to
turning a blind eye to covert dealings, West must now uncover the
shocking secret behind the man's demise, amid distractions from the
press and the dead man's enigmatic daughter. Originally published
in 1932, this was the only mystery novel to be written by Ellen
Wilkinson, one of the first women to be elected to Parliament.
Wilkinson offers a unique insider's perspective of political
scandal, replete with sharp satire.
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Clash (Paperback)
Ellen Wilkinson
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Clash is set against the backdrop of the 1926 general strike. It
describes political and personal issues as Joan Craig, an activist
in the trade union movement and Labour Party, lives through the
excitement of mass protest and individual turmoil in her relations
with two men friends. It draws on experience: the author toured the
UK and spoke at a series of public meetings. Clash was first
published in 1929.
Written two years after the commencement of the Second World
War, the chapters in this book succinctly put forward the case for
reorganizing the foundations of the social order, by rejecting
capitalism and historical equilibrium, both in Europe and further
afield in the British Empire, in favour of building a Socialist
civilization.
Written two years after the commencement of the Second World War,
the chapters in this book succinctly put forward the case for
reorganizing the foundations of the social order, by rejecting
capitalism and historical equilibrium, both in Europe and further
afield in the British Empire, in favour of building a Socialist
civilization.
Jarrow is best known as the town that gave its name to the Jarrow
March of 1936. In November 1935 Jarrow chose Ellen Wilkinson as its
Labour MP. A month later in a speech in parliament she challenged
the government to address mass unemployment in the shipyards:
`skilled fitters, men who have built destroyers and battleships and
the finest passenger ships ... The years go on and nothing is done
... this is a desperately urgent matter... ' The Town That Was
Murdered is her well-researched survey of Jarrow: local and labour
history, the impact of poverty, the hateful misery of state relief,
the history of shipbuilding, and the combined power of city and
bank finance and shipbuilding magnates - in the UK and abroad - who
drove local firms into bankruptcy and destroyed jobs. The book
helped the drive for a Welfare State, and the Labour government of
1945. It is a historical document, but as finance looks to relocate
investments, it still resonates today.
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