Peter Ackers is an Emeritus Professor in the History of Industrial Relations at Loughborough University, UK.
"“Peter Ackers' biography of Hugh Clegg is an excellent account of how one significant intellectual moved from communism to social democracy. Clegg then became a key player in building the post-1945 system of industrial relations and fighting a rearguard action against its demolition by Margaret Thatcher. So, although he is currently much less well known, this biography made me think that Clegg should be considered alongside Keynes as a major intellectual influence on public life in the period.” Dr. Alastar J Reid, Cambridge University ""Hugh Clegg was the pre-eminent industrial relations scholar in the post-war era. His analysis of the system of industrial relations was path breaking, focussing on voluntarism and pluralism and influenced management pratice and government policy. Clegg was a skilled arbitrator, called in to resolve national disputes. Peter Ackers's comprehensive study helps us understand Clegg's motives, and beliefs in collectivism, and the challenge of HRM."" John Purcell"