The Osborne Judgement arose out of a case brought by W. Osborne, Secretary of the Walthamstow Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, who claimed it was illegal to impose a 'political levy' on union members for the support of its sponsored candidates elected to Parliament. The decision was a clear attack on Labour Party MPs who, unlike Conservative and Liberal members, had no private means to support them.

The 1910 Trades Union Congress demanded new legislation to reverse the decision so that unions could spend their own funds however they wished. The Judgement was partially reversed by the 1913 Trade Union Act and Lloyd George also introduced State payments to members of the House of Commons.

Title	Osborne Judgement, 1908
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Production Date	1908
Format	Leaflet
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Holding Institution	TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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