Bethnal Green
03/26/13 11:39
Not sure of the date. Something in the back of my mind says 1858, but I’ll have to go hunting through my sources to find out for sure.
8 Hour controversy
01/06/10 18:39 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.
1883 Cartoon
01/05/10 08:38 Filed in: culture
From May 9 1883 Judy, or The London Serio-Comic Journal, p. 226
"Bradlaugh" is apparently a proper noun among Londoners, meaning irreligious. "Are you a religious man?" "No, I believe in Bradlaugh."
"Bradlaugh" is apparently a proper noun among Londoners, meaning irreligious. "Are you a religious man?" "No, I believe in Bradlaugh."
Crossword Clue, 1933
01/04/10 17:17 Filed in: culture
A 12-letter word, with an R four from the end. Clue: "Charles Bradlaugh was one." In 1933 (42 years after his death). Seems he made an impression on British popular culture, at least among avid readers.
(from The Bookman Dec. 1933, p. 206)
(from The Bookman Dec. 1933, p. 206)
Golden Hours
01/03/10 12:19 Filed in: press comment
“Notes on New Books”
Golden Hours: An Illustrated Magazine for Any Time and All Times
1881
p. 504
In the context of comments on a book by F. Morell Holmes on Exeter Hall, the reviewer comments on a recent rally held there to protest Bradlaugh’s 1880 election to Parliament. Quoting from The Rock (a Church of England paper):
The reviewer goes on to suggest that “no one who respects the apostolic injunction to ‘fear God’ and ‘honour the king’ given to Christians under the inspiration of God himself, will neglect to sign petitions to the House of Commons for the exclusion of Mr. Bradlaugh from Parliament, forms for which will be forwarded to any applicant by The Protestant Alliance, 9, Strand, London, W.C.”
There’s really no arguing with this point of view, which of course is pretty much Bradlaugh’s point.
Golden Hours: An Illustrated Magazine for Any Time and All Times
1881
p. 504
In the context of comments on a book by F. Morell Holmes on Exeter Hall, the reviewer comments on a recent rally held there to protest Bradlaugh’s 1880 election to Parliament. Quoting from The Rock (a Church of England paper):
The reviewer goes on to suggest that “no one who respects the apostolic injunction to ‘fear God’ and ‘honour the king’ given to Christians under the inspiration of God himself, will neglect to sign petitions to the House of Commons for the exclusion of Mr. Bradlaugh from Parliament, forms for which will be forwarded to any applicant by The Protestant Alliance, 9, Strand, London, W.C.”
There’s really no arguing with this point of view, which of course is pretty much Bradlaugh’s point.
