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Ruskin House

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Ruskin House, situated in its own grounds on Coombe Road, Croydon, South London, has been a centre of Britain's progressive movements for a century. [1]

16 relations: Co-operative Party, Communist Party of Britain, Croydon, Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency), Georgina King Lewis, Geraint Davies (Labour politician), Harold Wilson, John Ruskin, Labour Party (UK), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, South London, Temperance movement, Trade union, Whist, World War I, Young Communist League (Great Britain).

Co-operative Party

The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom supporting co-operative values and principles.

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Communist Party of Britain

The Communist Party of Britain is a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party organised in Great Britain and since 2012 has been the sole British representative at the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties.

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Croydon

Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross.

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Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon Central is a constituency created in 1974 and is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Labour MP Sarah Jones.

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Georgina King Lewis

Georgina King Lewis (1847 to 1924) was described as a "Friend of the Oppressed".

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Geraint Davies (Labour politician)

Geraint Richard Davies (born 3 May 1960) is a British politician who is the Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea West.

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Harold Wilson

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976.

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John Ruskin

John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of the United Kingdom government.

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South London

South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames, and includes the historic districts of Southwark, Lambeth, Bankside and Greenwich.

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Temperance movement

The temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Trade union

A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union (Canada) or labor union (US), is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve many common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers.

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Whist

Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Young Communist League (Great Britain)

The Young Communist League (YCL), first established in 1921, was the youth section of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) and was disbanded in 1988 along with the CPGB itself.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruskin_House

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