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he government in the 1910s was unstable.T
The Liberal party were elected but lost their
overall majority leading to another election in
the December of 1910. Labour also agreed to
a coalition between them and the Liberal
party. This is a reason Priestley set the play
during this time.
Politics
abour won the election in 1945 by a
L he labour party was set up in 1901 by
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landslide. the conservatives were expected socialists. Their goal was to represent labour
to win as Winston Churchill was branded a workers. The growth of trade unions helped
war hero but they under-predicted the their political career as it gave the working
publics desire for change. classes something to believe in.
etween 1760 and 1840 the transition between manual labour to
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industry and machine manufacturing. Sparked a huge increase in
population and money. Many poorer people from the countries
moved to cities for factory work. This lead to overcrowding poor
hygiene and the spread of diseases like cholera. Factories were
often owned by the rich and it began the middle class - people
with new money.
fter WWII wages fell leading to more strikes
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and women were still faced with the belief orking conditions were atrocious with many living in slums and
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that the man should earn for the family. working in poorly lit dirty workhouses. There wasn't a minimum
Labour's government in 1945 implemented wage or age which lead to underpaid children working in The industrial revolution
the welfare state a huge success for workers. dangerous conditions. Women earned significantly less than men.
This aimed to tackle the issues identified in They were fined if they didn't clean up right, talked or coughed.
the Beveridge report.
orkers didn't like these conditions so they started to form trade
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abour also nationalised the countries main
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unions to protect their rights. The unions were met with strong
industries to help maintain pay and create
resistance but gained more and more popularity in the 20th
jobs. This stopped exploitation of the poor.
century.
s Mr Birling said tensions between employers and their
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employees grew and eventually this lead to strikes.
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