WCML Matthew Kidd - Renewal of Radicalism

Notes from this weeks WCML talk - 
Matthew Kidd's new book Renewal of Radicalism; politics, identity and idealogy in England 
1867-1924
In this talk Matthew talked about his book and the links between the forming of radicalism and how this effected the forming of the labour party in 1924. 
I found the talk really interesting especially when Labour as a party now is not on the left at all or for the people, this is a good reminder what labour as a political party should be doing.
Some of the original party policies from local activists were
The rights of trade unionists 
That the state should provide work for these unable to find it
Universal suffrage not just U.K
Trade Union rights for men and women
Secular education 1862