Re: Jarrow Marches book

Michael Bell wrote:
>
> In article <4354EE7B.540D0E75@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Paul Heslop
> <URL:mailto:paul.heslop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Michael Bell wrote:
> > >
> > > In article <dj2ffj$otq$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mark Hewitt
> > > <URL:mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Re this article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4349090.stm
> > > >
> > > > The author attempts to 'explode the myth' about how the marches were
> > > > sucessful.
> > > >
> > > > Well I don't know what the general view is but I thought it was well known
> > > > that even though the march itself brought to light the issues it was trying
> > > > to raise, it failed to get anything done about them.
> > > >
> > > There are some, for example Tony Ridley, first director of the
> > > Tyne-Wear PTE, who hold that the march did the Tyne HARM. I never heard a
> > > full explanation of that position, but the theory does seem to imply that
> > > the London/Governement/Establishment held some kind of grudge for it.
> > >
> > > Michael Bell
> > >
> > > --
> >
> > I've read similar... or maybe it just reinforced their view that
> > everyone north of London is scum
>
> I'm interested in following this up. Where did you read or hear this?
>
> Michael Bell
>
> --

Oh I don't know Michael. My memory, probably due to my illness, has
been shocking for years. i remember little bits and bats and have read
much local history. For some reason I am thinking of either a tv
documentary, not necessarily about Jarrow and/or even a book about the
riots in the UK including the meadowell ones. It seems to stick in my
mind that the person was of the view that rather than respect the
marchers folks down south simply thought of them as beggars or
troublemakers, but don't quote me on that :O)

I did find this
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When the marchers arrived in London (31 October), almost one month
later, a petition of 12,000 signatures was handed into Parliament by
Ellen Wilkinson, Labour Party Member of Parliament for Jarrow. The
Prime Minister of the day, Stanley Baldwin, refused to see any of the
marchers' representatives.
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which just about says it all really.

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