Word: maxton
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Yellow Flag. Hottest criticism of the speech from the Throne came from sallow, fiery Laborite left winger James Maxton, M.P. He flayed the speech as not Socialist, accused Scot MacDonald of "running up the yellow flag of Liberalism." But a Maxton motion that the House "humbly regrets" the non-Socialist character of the Royal speech was defeated by 156 votes...