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A Faith To Fight For
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156 pages, Paperback
First published November 9, 2010
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John Strachey
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John St. Loe Strachey
Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (21 October 1901 – 15 July 1963) was a British Labour politician and writer.
A journalist by profession, Strachey was elected to Parliament in 1929. He was initially a disciple of Oswald Mosley, and, feeling that the Second Labour Government was not doing enough to combat unemployment, joined Mosley in founding the New Party in 1931. He broke with Mosley later in the year, so did not follow him into fascism. Strachey lost his seat in 1931 and was a communist sympathiser for the rest of the 1930s, before breaking with the Communist Party in 1940.
During the Second World War Strachey served as a Royal Air Force officer, in planning and public relations roles. He was once again elected to Parliament as a Labour MP in 1945, and held office under Clement Attlee as Minister of Food (he became an unpopular figure because of food rationing) and as Secretary of State for War. He continued to be a Labour MP, generally as a supporter of the party's right until his death in 1963.
Throughout his career Strachey was a prolific writer of books and articles, writing from a communist perspective in the 1930s and then as a social democrat after the Second World War.
Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (21 October 1901 – 15 July 1963) was a British Labour politician and writer.
A journalist by profession, Strachey was elected to Parliament in 1929. He was initially a disciple of Oswald Mosley, and, feeling that the Second Labour Government was not doing enough to combat unemployment, joined Mosley in founding the New Party in 1931. He broke with Mosley later in the year, so did not follow him into fascism. Strachey lost his seat in 1931 and was a communist sympathiser for the rest of the 1930s, before breaking with the Communist Party in 1940.
During the Second World War Strachey served as a Royal Air Force officer, in planning and public relations roles. He was once again elected to Parliament as a Labour MP in 1945, and held office under Clement Attlee as Minister of Food (he became an unpopular figure because of food rationing) and as Secretary of State for War. He continued to be a Labour MP, generally as a supporter of the party's right until his death in 1963.
Throughout his career Strachey was a prolific writer of books and articles, writing from a communist perspective in the 1930s and then as a social democrat after the Second World War.
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May 24, 2021
Reading "A Faith to Fight For," was timely given the recent experiences of the Trump administration in the United States.
There are some parallels in behaviour. Strachey wrote of how "lies often bring power to individual men," and we witnessed the fabrication of lies and mistruths of the Trump Republican administration, at least now there seems to be a recognition back towards a more egalitarian approach.
Democracy at present is damaged and ill in the United States, one can hope that as time proceeds it may be healed. Strachey wrote, "democracy promised liberty, equality and fraternity. Capitalism developed exploitation, poverty and coercion."
I know my comments are simplistic to a complex situation. Let us hope as Strachey wrote, "if we were to put the incomparably higher ideal of the love and welfare of our fellow-men before profits, we should solve our economic problem."
The book was a rallying cry for progressive minds in the United Kingdom during the early stages of World War II, as Strachey observed that "the Nazi conception that nothing matters in this world except force, fear and hatred." Strachey wanted the reader to know the evils of Nazism and that those evils had to be fought against to preserve a love of our fellow humans.
I can't remember where I purchased this book. At some used book table whether in Canada or the United Kingdom. I'm at least honoured to have something rare and exciting to read.
There are some parallels in behaviour. Strachey wrote of how "lies often bring power to individual men," and we witnessed the fabrication of lies and mistruths of the Trump Republican administration, at least now there seems to be a recognition back towards a more egalitarian approach.
Democracy at present is damaged and ill in the United States, one can hope that as time proceeds it may be healed. Strachey wrote, "democracy promised liberty, equality and fraternity. Capitalism developed exploitation, poverty and coercion."
I know my comments are simplistic to a complex situation. Let us hope as Strachey wrote, "if we were to put the incomparably higher ideal of the love and welfare of our fellow-men before profits, we should solve our economic problem."
The book was a rallying cry for progressive minds in the United Kingdom during the early stages of World War II, as Strachey observed that "the Nazi conception that nothing matters in this world except force, fear and hatred." Strachey wanted the reader to know the evils of Nazism and that those evils had to be fought against to preserve a love of our fellow humans.
I can't remember where I purchased this book. At some used book table whether in Canada or the United Kingdom. I'm at least honoured to have something rare and exciting to read.
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