HIST 3130 Lecture Notes - Metropolitan Police Service, Keir Hardie, Annie Chapman
27 Nov 2013
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Generally a good period for the working class but class antagonism increased. Free trade, increasing of refrigeration led to high imports that impacted agricultural sector in britain declining it and forcing people into the cities to look for work. This increased the vulnerable population of the city which led to crime. Businesses were hard hit because industries were doing well which caused business sector to lose money. Middle class stopped spending as much on charity leading to poor being more disadvantaged. trade unions were active in britain from the mid-19th century. Were giving an agency to the working classes. 1880s a new form of class conscious trade unionism emerges. Fear of socialist revolution 1886 riot in trafalgar square, because of unemployment terrorizing the west end of london which increased the public perception that crime was on the rise and that the unemployed were becoming a problem. (feb 6). 2000 police officers broke up a public demonstration with over 100 casualties.
