Last week Lord Walter Citrine head of the TUC from 1926 until 1946 - died.
Citrine took over secretaryship of the TUC just in time to help make sure that the TUC sell out the miners in the General Strike. lt was he who argued that it the SUBLE CES would. negoualing rights to the Council, then the TUC could not commit other workers to support them.
The miners were after all rather awkward in not accepting a cut in wages.
Always a reasonable man he enthused about "friendly intimacy" leaders. Ai the 1932 TÚC he told critics of his support for a joint statement from the TUC and the Federation of British Industries, be a bad thing to get the support of the people who crack the whip! He omitted to mention they invariably cracked it on his members backs!
Like many a true British 'radical' he was fascinated by the establishment and served it well. His services did not Bonus List of 3 June 1955, hay unnoticed. monarch made him Sir Walter. In 1947 he was given a sinecure on the Socialist Challenge 2 February 1983 page 10 the general give up their General OPLIeG employers' his Walter Citrine "it cannot the Central Electricity Board.
His theoretical British socialism was his book saborationist Birthday Cace newly formed National Coal Board and then from 1947 to 1957 he earned himself a 'bob or two' as charman of contribution •LO The ABC of Chairmanship' whilst his practical contribution was to make sure that the TUC remained class colSocialist Challenge suggests that the most appropriate words that the labour movement could inscribe on his tombstone would be: 'good ridVIEWPOINT Individual copies 65p TrOP Othe, Bonkon R : Su cper S.- 328 Upper St. £l6 for one year.
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