
Influenced by Liberal politics it attempted to utilise the methodology of The New Model Unions and skilled artisans so that by the advent of unskilled unionism driven by socialism in the East End its final decline became inevitable.
This is a “patch study” which examines how these developments were coped with at the grass roots branches. It is pitched to a general audience but it should be of use to academics and also to family history followers. It contains 65 pages, 9 photographs, a map and tables of statistics.
It can be obtained for £7.50 by contacting the author at mervynwoodgate@gmail.com