Query Club in Tredegar shaped Aneurin Bevan’s political career
A debating society launched in a Tredegar café during the winter of 1921 influenced the future architect of the NHS.
Workers gathered to debate change
Most attendees were coal miners who worked in the south Wales valleys. They met to discuss how ordinary people could gain more control over their lives and wealth. This group formed a semi-secret society that examined socialist ideas.
Bevan emerged from the group
Aneurin Bevan was one of the young debaters who attended these meetings. He later became the minister for health and housing two decades after the club started. His work led to the founding of the NHS and improved housing.
Security services monitored the leader
Reports indicate that MI5 followed Bevan for approximately 20 years starting around the time of the club. Authorities considered him a firebrand left-winger connected to prominent communists during this period.
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