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Saturday 13 February 1915 - Suggestions made to solve labour shortage

Category World War I: Labour issues/Military Tribunals
Publication
The Evesham Journal

SUGGESTIONS MADE TO SOLVE LABOUR SHORTAGE

by Councillor Witts

  1. Children should be allowed to leave school at 12 years of age instead of 13 or 14.
  2. Timetables of schools should be altered so that the children should be free for half a day all through the week during the time of war.
Comments

In March 1915 Labour MP for West Ham South, Keir Hardie, became involved in this debate in parliament.