tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post3906159969830686535..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: The significance of Cyril SmithJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-5889353782935396952010-09-05T16:38:10.015+01:002010-09-05T16:38:10.015+01:00I'm sad that I never met Cyril, but a friend o...I'm sad that I never met Cyril, but a friend of mine hailed from Rochdale and had known Cyril in his local political activity - my mate moved away from there in 1968, which was when we met, and was able to help me with background info when Cyril reached the Westminster stage. So I followed and greatly admired his parliamentary career. When I put Cyril's story against the contemporary West Country material from that part of my family, it illustrates what a broad church the Liberal party was and the LDs are. RIP, Cyril.dreamingspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324207120279777521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-47613398450142576152010-09-05T12:59:16.800+01:002010-09-05T12:59:16.800+01:00Interesting. The leadership, at least, of the Unit...Interesting. The leadership, at least, of the Unitarians in Leicester was middle class.Jonathan Calderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-6489227217418839042010-09-04T17:42:29.588+01:002010-09-04T17:42:29.588+01:00I was surprised when reading Mind the Gap to read ...I was surprised when reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Gap-Ferdinand-Mount/dp/1906021953/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283618427&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Mind the Gap</a> to read that people used to view churches on class lines.Dave Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-70543844800156365982010-09-04T13:39:41.735+01:002010-09-04T13:39:41.735+01:00Unitarianism in NW England has a working class fol...Unitarianism in NW England has a working class following.<br />In the 19th century, the Unitarian Church was the Liberal Party at prayer.Manfaranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672026288937285646noreply@blogger.com