bokomslag The Politics of Drink in England, from Gladstone to Lloyd George
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The Politics of Drink in England, from Gladstone to Lloyd George

David M Fahey

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  • 361 sidor
  • 2022
This book is about alcoholic drink, political parties, and pressure groups. From the 1870s into the 1920s, excessive drinking by urban workers frightened the major political parties. They all wanted to reduce the number of public houses. It was not easy to find a way that would satisfy temperance reformers, many of them prohibitionists, and the licensed drink trade. Brewers demanded compensation when pubs were closed, but temperance reformers were vehemently opposed to this.The book highlights a prolonged struggle of vested interests and ideologies in this regard, showing that a Royal in 1899 helped break the stalemate. In a controversial deal, brewers got compensation, but they had to pay for closing some of their own pubs. Later, during the First World War, the government experimented with an alternative to closing public houses, disinterested or non-commercial management, and considered State Purchase of the entire drink trade.
  • Författare: David M Fahey
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781527578180
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 361
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2022-03-01
  • Förlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing