THE PROGRESSIVE LEFT CENTRE ANIMAL LOVER LEGACY

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This book is foremostly a history of George Greenwood and Vera Terrington, too largely forgotten early twentieth century British-elected members of Parliament of Left Centre convictions and their themes of activism, animal rights, feminism, and anti-militarism. It relates a twentieth-century history of the last three themes to the author's own experiences of activism in the UK Labour and Liberal parties. It suggests contemporary disinterest in changing politics is unjustified and ordinary people, activists and elected backbenchers can, if located in skillful cause campaigning, make a Left Centre difference, principally on animal rights advancement as part of our overall species' progressivism. Especially as Greenwood and Terrington themselves achieved this advancement in the hung balance of power 1910--1915 last minority Liberal and 1924 first minority Labour government’s periods of office. It is strongly critical of Right-wing historiography.

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