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.
Title
Women with bread, Poplar Rate Strike, 1921
Maker
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Production Date
1921
Format
Photograph
Copyright
Alpha Photographic Press
Holding Institution
TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
