The New Party Described by Some of Its Members

The New Party Described By Some Of Its Members by Andrew Reid presents a late 19th?century British political anthology that outlines a radical programme for a new political movement. The book collects essays, manifestos, dialogues, and polemics showing how a proposed Isocratic/New Party would replace existing Liberal and Conservative politics. It argues for universal suffrage (one person, one vote), abolition of the House of Lords, land reform including nationalisation and local ownership of land, and a broad social programme: housing, public ownership of utilities, and a comprehensive reorganization of production and distribution toward the common good. Religious language and a social gospel underpin the project, which connects Christian ethics with political economy to advocate justice, equality, and the empowerment of workers, women, and the unemployed. The volume includes Preface material by Grant Allen and a mosaic of voices on the North’s Labour movement, church reform, and the “New Era” in British politics, all urging a holistic transformation of society and state.