1929 Safeguarding Whom? The Profiteer, or the Worker: Labour's Answer to the Protectionists

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First Edition, Scarce

The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original paper wraps.

William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate (1877-1960) was a British Liberal politician who later joined the Labour Party. A decorated Royal Air Force officer, he was Secretary of State for India between 1929-31 and Secretary of State for Air between 1945-6.

In this pamphlet, he argues that the term 'Safeguarding', used by the Conservative Party to support their Tariff Reform, is the same as 'Protection'. He states that introducing tariffs on imports - which the Conservatives suggest is to support home industries - will raise home prices and cause more poverty for the most needy.

Undated, dated through copies held at the University of Oxford Libraries.