“…Simon believed that Britain had to imitate these countries, and this pushed him in a socialist direction, although he was unimpressed by the Soviet system after a visit in 1936. 175 He recognised that full employment might require 'a considerable degree of socialism'. 176 In May 1934, Simon founded, and became chairman of, the Association for Education in Citizenship (AEC), which, so it seemed to John Davidson, he regarded 'as his life's work for the next twenty years'.…”