8 Hour controversy
01/06/10 19:39 Filed in: press comment
The March 1890 Review of Reviews summarized an article by CB in the Fortnightly Review, on proposals to legislate an 8 hour workday. Bradlaugh's consistent radical distrust of government interference into provate affairs is clearly evident in his assertion that while shorter hours are desirable, legislation is not the way to achieve them. This made him unpopular with some of the younger labor activists, who did not remember his record of supporting labor. Ironically, it also made him popular with some of the conservatives who had previously opposed him.
