Keith Laybourn is Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield. He has written extensively on British labour history, British social policy and women in twentieth-century Britain.

• List of Tables and Figures; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. The Rise of Labour and the Decline of Liberalism: The General Problem and West Yorkshire 2. The Origins of Socialism and Independent Labour 3. Trade Unions and the Independent Labour Party: The Genesis of the ILP in West Yorkshire 4. Liberal Responses and Labour Difficulties in the 1890s 5. Labour Resurgence 1900-6 6. Liberal Decline and Labour Growth 1906-14 7. The First World War 8. Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Keith Laybourn is Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield. He has written extensively on British labour history, British social policy and women in twentieth-century Britain.

• List of Tables and Figures; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. The Rise of Labour and the Decline of Liberalism: The General Problem and West Yorkshire 2. The Origins of Socialism and Independent Labour 3. Trade Unions and the Independent Labour Party: The Genesis of the ILP in West Yorkshire 4. Liberal Responses and Labour Difficulties in the 1890s 5. Labour Resurgence 1900-6 6. Liberal Decline and Labour Growth 1906-14 7. The First World War 8. Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Keith Laybourn is Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield. He has written extensively on British labour history, British social policy and women in twentieth-century Britain.

• List of Tables and Figures; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. The Rise of Labour and the Decline of Liberalism: The General Problem and West Yorkshire 2. The Origins of Socialism and Independent Labour 3. Trade Unions and the Independent Labour Party: The Genesis of the ILP in West Yorkshire 4. Liberal Responses and Labour Difficulties in the 1890s 5. Labour Resurgence 1900-6 6. Liberal Decline and Labour Growth 1906-14 7. The First World War 8. Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index