Poplar Rate Strike, 1921
1921 1918-1939 "Poplar Rate Strike, 1921" [T0280.jpg], 1921 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 bor...
| 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/10796/228812BB-CB27-46A1-BE4B-5008B5122212 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/EAB93EC0-DE26-4CF8-B31A-6BBE3EFE23FB |
| Summary: | 1921
1918-1939
"Poplar Rate Strike, 1921" [T0280.jpg], 1921
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.
This photograph shows a group of the councillors with their solicitor, W.H.Thompson, after their release from Brixton Prison. The five women councillors were sent to Holloway Prison. |
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