I decided to open up today’s diary with a modern discussion on the question of the notion of equality that was held at the Fabian Society (for some history on the society, see http://en.wikipedia.org/...). Think First has been critical in that I am spending so much time on historical discussions. So, I decided to open the diary with an examination of the speech by John Denham (the UK Secretary of State for Communities) on the notion of equality and its role in the electability of the Labour Party at this current stage. In many senses, it sets the stage for the discussion of wages articulated in the Wages-Fund theory which is the topic of today’s diary.
Next week, I am planning to do an examination of the debate on the causes of poverty in economic discussions of the time and a discussion on policy to combat it by examining the old (1795-7) and new poor law (1834) reforms.