3-604: The London Reform Union ( LRU ) was a campaigning group of the Progressive Party by which it was founded in 1892. It was also closely associated with the Fabian Society and the LRU's extensive output of pamphlets and propaganda bore a close resemblance to Fabian Tracts . The first president was the Earl of Rosebery followed by Ben Cooper (Cigar Makers Union) and the first secretary
6-718: The labour movement . It was also supported by the Fabian Society , and Sidney Webb was one of its councillors. In the first elections of the London County Council (LCC) in January 1889 the Progressive Party won 70 of the 118 seats. It lost power in 1907 to the Municipal Reform Party (a Conservative organisation) under Richard Robinson . In 1892 the London Reform Union was formed as the propaganda arm of
9-530: Was Tom Mann . The second secretary in 1898 was Frank Wallace Galton . This article about a political organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Progressive Party (London) The Progressive Party was a political party aligned to the Liberal Party that contested municipal elections in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1888 by a group of Liberals and leaders of
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