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The Lancashire Cotton Famine

In Our Time

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What's the Impact of the Famine in Britain?

Emma, Emma, Reverend: What impact did famine have on the system of social relief in Britain? She says it's a story of two halves. Some things change, but some things really don't change very significantly at all. "The idea behind the poor law remains the fact that either you work or you go into the workhouse"

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