BFB 11 of the World

The book was written after his time in Parliament, but prior to the socialist revolutions that occurred shortly thereafter, most notably the Russian Revolution in 1917. As an MP, Belloc is considered to have been a continuation of the new liberals and British Radicals of the late 19th century, identified with John Bright, Richard Cobden, and William Cobbett.[3] During his time in office, he developed an intense distaste for parliamentary politics,[4] viewing it as unconcerned with the well-being of the proletariat and becoming frustrated by unreasonable compromise and the inability of his colleagues to challenge what he saw as systemic abuse of the working class.[5]