William Mellor (journalist)
William Mellor | |
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| Born | 1888 |
| Died | 1942 (aged 53–54) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Editor of the WWI . |
William Mellor (1888–1942) was a
left-wing British
journalist.
Mellor was born in Crewe, where his father was a Unitarian clergyman. He attended Willaston School, an establishment set up to provide education for the sons of impoverished Unitarian ministers.[1] He then went on to Exeter College, Oxford.
A
First World War as a conscientious objector, returning to the Herald on his release.[3]
He was a founder-member of the
Popular Front of socialist and non-socialist parties against fascism. For the last ten years of his life, though married with a family, he conducted an affair with the young Barbara Castle.[4]
Works
- (with G. D. H. Cole) The Meaning of Industrial Freedom, 1918
- Direct Action, 1920.
- The co-operative movement and the fight for socialism, 1933
References
- ^ "Willaston School Nantwich - Willaston Web". www.willastonweb.co.uk. Willaston Web. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Geoffrey Foote, The Labour Party's political thought: a history, Routledge, 1986, p. 107
- ^ Martin Ceadel,
Pacifism in Britain, 1914–1945 : the defining of a faith. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1980. ISBN 0198218826(p.47).
- ^ Andrew Rosthorn (24 July 2014). "How Cyril Smith Outwitted Barbara Castle in the Strange Case of the Paedophiles at the Home Office". Tribune. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
External links
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