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In London, MacDonald became actively involved in two causes which placed moral action at their heart: the socialist Fellowship of the New Life (which gave rise to the Fabian Society), and the burgeoning Ethical movement.
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His motives are evidenced in the manifesto of the Society of Ethical Propagandists to which Macdonald was a signatory (including Coit). The manifesto stated that Ethical societies "are founded upon a conviction that the good life is desirable for its own sake, and rests upon no supernatural sanction".
The 1890s saw the creation of the Moral Instruction League, and the Society of Ethical Propagandists, both of which represented the Union’s concern with education and the wider promotion of secular ethics.
Jul 5, 2024 · Although a controversial figure for making political compromises and forced to implement austerity measures once in office, MacDonald is significant in history for being one of the earliest examples of an explicitly humanist Prime Minister.
Ramsay MacDonald opposed British entry into the European conflict in 1914. Although often represented as anti-war, he subsequently supported the Allied cause. He criticised balance of power diplomacy in the hands of a cloistered elite.
Oct 27, 2015 · The reasons for this were made clear at the first meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) after the election, when Wheatley opposed forming a minority government, which he feared would inevitably pursue capitalist policies and end up cutting unemployment benefits to assuage the City.
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Blessed is the Peacemaker: The Religious Vision of Ramsay MacDonald. Tom McReady. On the 27th of February in the year 1900 James Ramsay MacDonald became the first secretary of the newly formed Labour Representation Committee.
