Fabian socialists shifted their reformist project from Britain’s working class to its colonies

Evidence

By 1947, when the drafting of the UDHR began, the UK Labour government had begun what the Labour Party’s Tribune newspaper called ‘Fabianising the Empire’. Established in 1884 with the goal of reconstructing British society to secure ‘the general welfare and happiness’, by the twentieth century the Fabians had turned their attention from ‘civilising’ the British working class to developing the Empire. — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 239

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s reading on austerity/neoliberalism debate — the Fabian/LSE lineage matters in the UK political economy tradition. — connects to: Fabian socialists endorsed imperialism as a civilizing force for workers — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 243; Anti-colonial socialism can be re-cast as imperialist proletarian nationalism — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on…, 379

Broader Connections

• Fabian socialists endorsed imperialism as a civilizing force for workers #expands (0.85) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 243
• Anti-colonial socialism can be re-cast as imperialist proletarian nationalism #expands (0.80) — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, 379