Robert Blatchford

Robert Blatchford
Robert Blatchford (1851–1943) was a British journalist, author, and socialist campaigner. He is best known for his influential work "Merrie England" (1893), which presented socialist ideas in an accessible and straightforward manner, reaching a mass audience. Blatchford co-founded and edited the socialist newspaper "The Clarion," through which he promoted social reform and workers' rights. His writings combined a deep concern for the working class with a focus on social justice, making him a prominent figure in the late 19th-century socialist movement in Britain.

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THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK The motto of this book is expressed in its title: Britain for the British. At present Britain does not belong to the British: it belongs to a few of the British, who employ the bulk of the population as servants or as workers. It is because Britain does not belong to the British that a few are very rich and the many are very poor. It is because Britain does not belong to the... more...

INFIDEL!The name has been bestowed on me by several Christian gentlemen as a reproach, but to my ears it has a quaint and not unpleasing sound. Infidel! "The notorious infidel editor of the Clarion" is the form used by one True Believer. The words recurred to my mind suddenly, while I was taking my favourite black pipe for a walk along "the pleasant Strand," and I felt a smile glimmer... more...