Keir HardieElected to parliament 100 years ago, Keir Hardie has become a mythical figure in British history as the first Labour MP. During his lifetime he was widely regarded as a failure, but since then he has been resurrected little by little as Labour's enduring ideal and socialist saint. |
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Bitter Beginning | 3 |
Climbing the Liberal Ladder | 21 |
Conversion | 36 |
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