Keir Hardie fridge magnet

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  • Superior strength magnets (6.5cm x 9cm)
  • Includes informative display card
  • Designed and manufactured in the UK
  • Delivery with Royal Mail, free on orders over £35
  • 100-day money back guarantee if you change your mind

At 8 years old, James Keir Hardie was sent to work at a bakery, as the sole wage-earner of his family. At 11, he was a coal miner. At 17, he had taught himself to read and write. At 44, he was leader of the Labour Party. This is the story of Keir Hardie.

Having organised workers’ unions and leading miners ‘strikes previously, Hardie was invited to stand as the Independent Labour Party candidate for West Ham in east London in 1892, a seat which he won, making him the first Labour Member of Parliament. Over the next few years, he helped form the Labour Party as it is known today, being elected as its first leader. He was a radical through and through: marked out by parliament in his dress –he wore a tweed suit when most members of parliament wore more formal dress – as well as his support for issues such as women's rights, free schooling and pensions, and Indian self-rule.

 

Superior strength magnet, measures 6.5cm x 9cm x 0.25cm. Epoxy coated. Comes in attractive, clear packaging with informative display card.

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  • 5
    Kier Hardy fridge magnet

    Posted by Jill Jones on 13th Dec 2021

    Well designed and made. Prompt delivery. Get