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at the time of the rise of the 'New Socialism.' In his autobiography he testified that 'to grasp at every means of radical change I read more industrial history, more of the opposite socialist futures pictured by Bellamy."
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he advocated for consumer co-operation, arguing that the consumer has a key role to play in bringing about a new social order through voluntary collectivism. He ascribed central importance to the book
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in 1875. He was raised by his father, Francis Redfern, who was an architect and by his stepmother. He went to seven different schools, including
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He retired from the Co-operative Wholesale Society in 1938 but continued his work as a writer, with his autobiography
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Beaumont, Matthew (2003). "William Reeves and Late-Victorian Radical Publishing: Unpacking the Bellamy Library".
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Bellamy, Joyce (1972). "REDFERN, Percy (1875–1958)". In Bellamy, Joyce M.; Saville, John (eds.).
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In 1913 he wrote his first history of the Co-operative Wholesale Society,
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In 1899 he began working in a clerical job in Manchester for the
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Journalist and historian of the co-operative movement (1875–1958)
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Redfern was born the illegitimate son of a housekeeper in
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John T. W. Mitchell: Pioneer of Consumers' Co-operation
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Index

Leicester
York
Co-operative
co-operative movement
consumer co-operation
Leicester
Nottingham Grammar School
draper
Nottingham
retail industry
socialism
Social Democratic Federation
Justice
Independent Labour Party
wholesaler
Manchester Vegetarian Society
Co-operative Wholesale Society
Looking Backward
York
Southern Cemetery
Manchester
The Story of the C.W.S.
C.W.S.
Co-operation For All
Co-operative Union
The Consumers' Place in Society
Co-operative Union
John T. W. Mitchell: Pioneer of Consumers' Co-operation
Co-operative Union
Ernest Benn

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