Archives of the Tawney Society 1981-1988
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Tawney Society
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Richard Henry Tawney (1880-1962) - historian and Christian Socialist who equated the class struggle with a struggle against privilege - was the source of inspiration for the Tawney Society, set up in 1982 in conjunction with the establishment of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Throughout its lifespan the Tawney Society maintained close links with the SDP and was widely regarded as the SDP's main unofficial think-tank, equivalent to Labour's Fabian Society. Members of the Society's steering co...
Tawney, R.H. (Richard Henry), 1880-1962
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Richard Tawney, 1880-1962, was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford. He was a fellow at Balliol, 1918-1921, and an honorary fellow, 1938. Tawney was a member of the executive committee of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) 1905, and held WEA tutorial classes in Rochdale and Manchester, 1908-1914. From 1906-1908 he taught political economy at Glasgow University. Tawney joined the Fabian Society in 1906. He was a member of the Society's executive 1921-1933. In 1909 he joined the I...
