George Stone (1907–2001) was a British socialist journalist.
Born in Fulham,[1] Stone studied at the London School of Economics[2] and joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP). During World War II, he worked for the Aeronautical Inspection Department, and he subsequently moved to Glasgow.[1] In 1947, he became joint editor with Frank Ridley of the party's weekly newspaper, the Socialist Leader and, when Ridley resigned the following year, he continued as sole editor.[3]
Stone stood for the ILP in Glasgow Bridgeton at the 1955 general election, taking only 7.4% of the vote in a seat the party had held until 1947.[2] He stood again at the 1961 Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, his vote declining further to only 3.1%.[4] By this point, he was also Chairman of the Scottish Divisional Council of the ILP.[5] Soon afterwards, he began working as a sub-editor with the Glasgow Herald, quickly becoming Father of the Chapel of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). In 1966, he was appointed as the full-time NUJ official for Scotland and Northern England, serving until 1975.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Harry Conroy, "George Stone", Glasgow Herald, 9 March 2001
- ^ a b The Times House of Commons 1955, p.213
- ^ David H. Tribe, 100 Years of Freethought, p.166
- ^ 1961 By Elections Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "I.L.P. May Contest Bridgeton", Glasgow Herald, 7 June 1961, p.7