In Quest of a Fairer Society - Stan Newens
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Beginning
with his working-class upbringing in Bethnal Green, Stan Newens describes his
education at state schools and University College London where he obtained a
history degree. After working as a coal-miner for four years in lieu of
national service he has spent his life in public service, as a teacher and parliamentarian. He describes his time in Parliament with a perceptive
political commentary, recounting his relationships and views.
He was always seen as a left-winger and
was a founder member of the Tribune Group of Labour MPs. In 1956 he was active
in the campaign against the Suez expedition and, in the House of Commons, he
opposed supporting US involvement in Vietnam. Throughout his career he
supported innumerable international causes and strongly opposed Soviet
intervention in Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968.
In Quest of a Fairer Society is the account
of a life dedicated to a cause but characterised by loyalty and commitment to
family, friends and the community in general. It is also a very revealing
commentary on the social and political life of the period and of interest to
politicians, lay readers students and many others.
Author
Arthur
Stanley Newens, known as Stan Newens, was born 4 February 1930. He is a former
British Labour Co-operative politician and Member of Parliament (MP) and Member
of the European Parliament (MEP).
Stan Newens received a History degree at
University College London and became a schoolteacher. He held several posts in
the National Union of Teachers and was Chair of the Movement for Colonial
Freedom and President of London Co-operative Society.
In 1949 he joined the Labour Party, and is
still a member. Newens represented Epping 1964-70 and Harlow 1974-83 in
Parliament. He became MEP for the London Central constituency in 1984, sitting
until 1999. He held several senior positions including Vice-Chair of the PLP
Foreign Affairs Group; Chair and Deputy Leader of the Labour Group of MEPs.
Newens has been an active trade unionist
and co-operator and has written numerous pamphlets, books and articles,
including The Case Against NATO [1972] Third World: Change or Chaos [1977],
A History of Struggle: 50th Anniversary of Liberation, formerly the Movement
for Colonial Freedom [2004] and A Short History of London Co-op
Political Committee [1988]. He is also a local historian of Essex and East
London: his book A History of North Weald Bassett & Its People was
published in 1985 and his study of Arthur Morrison was published in
2008.
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