Women with bread, Poplar Rate Strike, 1921
1921 1918-1939 "Women with bread, Poplar Rate Strike, 1921" [T0105.jpg], 1921 Women with bread distributed by the Board of Guardians. In March 1921, faced with a massive increase in the rate, the Council refused to cut the level of relief to the poor and withheld £270,000 in contributions...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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1921
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/5F9C0DC1-CC02-4026-88DB-A6E51FAD8B25 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/70AD1C63-37EC-4B66-8945-F15FB3FDFF6D |
| Summary: | 1921
1918-1939
"Women with bread, Poplar Rate Strike, 1921" [T0105.jpg], 1921
Women with bread distributed by the Board of Guardians.
In March 1921, faced with a massive increase in the rate, the Council refused to cut the level of relief to the poor and withheld £270,000 in contributions required by the London County Council (LCC) until the wealthy West End boroughs took a fairer share. The council ignored a court order to pay, and in September the majority, led by George Lansbury were sent to prison. Faced with a threatened rent strike and enormous popular support for the councillors, the LCC and the Government eventually gave way and the High Court released them in October. |
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| Physical Description: | Photograph TEXT |