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The British Commonwealth Union (BCU) was a protectionist organisation formed in the United Kingdom in 1916 to "found a solid business group in parliament" and to "press for the protective tariffs and restrictions on imports discussed at the Paris Economic Conference of 1916 and in the Balfour of Burleigh Committee on post-World War I commercial policy." Conservative Patrick Hannon was a key figure.[1][2]
As well as being protectionist, the BCU was strongly opposed to trade unionism, and supported a number of anti-socialist and anti-labour activities.[3]
Bibliography
- ^ Capie, F. (1998) "The Sources and Origins of Britain's Return to Protection, 1931-2", in Parry, G. et al. (eds) (1998). Freedom of Trade and its Reception: 1815-1960: Freedom and Trade - Volume 1. Routledge. pp. pp246–261. ISBN 0-415-15527-4.
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has generic name (help), p.250 (Google Books) - ^ Turner, J. A. (1978). "The British Commonwealth Union and the General Election of 1918". English Historical Review. 93: 528–559. doi:10.1093/ehr/XCIII.CCCLXVIII.528.
- ^ Linehan, Thomas (2000). British fascism, 1918-39 : parties, ideology and culture. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0719050243.
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