Sidney Webb
Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, was a British socialist, economist, supporter of Stalinism, and reformer, who co-founded the London School of Economics. He was an early member of the Fabian Society in 1884, joining, like George Bernard Shaw, three months after its inception. Along with his wife Beatrice Webb and with Annie Besant, Graham Wallas, Edward R. Pease, Hubert Bland and Sydney Olivier, Shaw and Webb turned the Fabian Society into the pre-eminent politico-intellectual society in Edwardian England. He wrote the original, pro-nationalisation Clause IV for the British Labour Party.
The History of Trade Unionism (Revised edition, extended to 1920)
Witness the underdog story of British workers uniting to fight for their rights, growing from a few scattered groups into a powerful movement that reshaped society.
By Sidney Webb
English Poor Law Policy
Uncover the transformation of a nation's approach to poverty through the ages, revealing a complex web of laws, reforms, and evolving societal attitudes towards its most vulnerable.
By Sidney Webb