STRIKES AND SOCIAL UNREST just because the miners came on “Last strike, there’s lots of wild talk about possible STRIKES WERE OCCURING ALL OVER THE labour trouble in the near future. Don’t worry. COUNTRY. IN THE SUMMER OF 1911, THE We’ve passed the worst of it.” Mr. B MINERS’ TOOK ACTION IN FAVOUR OF A MINIMUM WAGE LEADING TO VIOLENT RIOTS. Mr. B says: my duty to keep labour “It’s down.” STRIKES CONTINUED RIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1912 TO 1945 E.G. THE Eric defends the strike: shouldn’t they try “Why – GENERAL STRIKE IN 1926. for higher We try for the highest possible prices.” TROUBLED FUTURE 1912 - 1945 a good deal of silly talk about these days – but and I speak as a hard-headed business – – BIRLING THINKS THE FUTURE LOOKS GOOD – man, who has to take risks and know what he’s PRIESTLEY IS DELIBERATLEY PRESENTING HIM AS about I say, you can ignore all this silly – FOOLISH TO AN AUDIENCE THAT HAS SEEN TWO pessimistic talk. When you marry you’ll be WORLD WARS, SOCIAL UNREST AND A WIDENING marrying at a very good time. Yes, a very good GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR. time and soon it’ll be an even better time.” – Mr. B AUSTERITY + RICH versus POOR employers at last are coming together to “We see that our interests and the interests of – AGAIN, THE AUDIENCE WILL KNOW THAT Capital are properly protected. And we’re in – EVERYTHING BIRLING IS SAYING IS WRONG. THE for a time of steadily increasing prosperity.” PERIOD BETWEEN 1912 AND 1945 WAS A TIME Mr. B OF AUSTERITY: WWI, FOR EXAMPLE, MEANT THAT INCOME TAX WAS DOUBLED, MEANING LESS IN WAGES FOR WORKERS. THE 1930S SAW THE GREAT DEPRESSION WITH VERY HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT. "Here in a country rich beyond description there are people poor beyond description" said by Will Crooks, a Labour MP in 1908 TWO WORLD WARS hear some people say that war’s “…you’ll inevitable. And to that I say fiddlesticks! The – TWO WORLD WARS THAT SAW THE GREATEST Germans don’t want war. Nobody wants war… LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO MODERN KILLING And why? Everything to lose and nothing to …
STRIKES AND SOCIAL UNREST STRIKES WERE OCCURING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. IN THE SUMMER OF 1911, THE MINERS’ TOOK ACTION IN FAVOUR OF A MINIMUM WAGE LEADING TO VIOLENT RIOTS. STRIKES CONTINUED RIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1912 TO 1945 – E.G. THE GENERAL STRIKE IN 1926. “Last just because the miners came on strike, there’s lots of wild talk about possible labour trouble in the near future. Don’t worry. We’ve passed the worst of it.” Mr. B Mr. B says: “It’s my duty to keep labour down.” Eric defends the strike: “Why shouldn’t they try for higher We try for the highest possible prices.” TROUBLED FUTURE – 1912 - 1945 BIRLING THINKS THE FUTURE LOOKS GOOD – PRIESTLEY IS DELIBERATLEY PRESENTING HIM AS FOOLISH TO AN AUDIENCE THAT HAS SEEN TWO WORLD WARS, SOCIAL UNREST AND A WIDENING GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR. a good deal of silly talk about these days – but – and I speak as a hard-headed business man, who has to take risks and know what he’s about – I say, you can ignore all this silly pessimistic talk. When you marry you’ll be marrying at a very good time. Yes, a very good time – and soon it’ll be an even better time.” Mr. B AUSTERITY + RICH versus POOR AGAIN, THE AUDIENCE WILL KNOW THAT EVERYTHING BIRLING IS SAYING IS WRONG. THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1912 AND 1945 WAS A TIME OF AUSTERITY: WWI, FOR EXAMPLE, MEANT THAT INCOME TAX WAS DOUBLED, MEANING LESS IN WAGES FOR WORKERS. THE 1930S SAW THE GREAT DEPRESSION WITH VERY HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT. "Here in a country rich beyond description there are people poor beyond description" said by Will Crooks, a Labour MP in 1908 “We employers at last are coming together to see that our interests – and the interests of Capital – are properly protected. And we’re in for a time of steadily increasing prosperity.” Mr. B TWO WORLD WARS TWO WORLD WARS THAT SAW THE GREATEST LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO MODERN KILLING “…you’ll hear some people say that war’s inevitable. And to that I say – fiddlesticks! The Germans don’t want war. Nobody wants war… And why? … Everything to lose and nothing to
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