▁" The ▁Social ism ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁era ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁" All ▁mine ▁is ▁yours ," ▁but ▁the ▁Social ism ▁of ▁Mr ▁Gray son ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁" All ▁yours ▁is ▁mine ." ▁ ▁Gray son ▁rarely ▁attended ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁drink ing ▁problem . ▁After ▁losing ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁general ▁election , ▁and ▁failing ▁even ▁to ▁retain ▁his ▁depos it ▁when ▁standing ▁for ▁Ken ning ton , ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁lecture ▁t ours ▁but ▁suffered ▁a ▁mental ▁break down ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Writing ▁of ▁Gray son ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁on ▁British ▁radical ▁politics ▁in ▁P rav da , ▁V . I . ▁Len in ▁noted ▁that ▁Gray son ▁was ▁" a ▁very ▁fier y ▁social ist , ▁but ▁one ▁not ▁strong ▁in ▁principles ▁and ▁given ▁to ▁phrase - m ong ering ." ▁ ▁Gray son ▁al ien ated ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁left - wing ▁colle agues ▁by ▁backing ▁Britain ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁turning ▁his ▁or ator ical ▁skills ▁to ▁rec ruit ing ▁soldiers . ▁He ▁served ▁briefly ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁and ▁was ▁wounded . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Gray son ▁attempted ▁to ▁res ur rect ▁his ▁political ▁career . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Sir ▁Bas il ▁Thom son , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Special ▁Branch , ▁asked ▁Mau nd y ▁Gregory ▁to ▁sp y ▁on ▁Victor ▁Gray son