Failed in its main aim of

Achieved its first aim of North-East England. Depressed town

getting the gov to
presenting a petition to in 1920s & 13930s
provide jobs for the
Parliament
area

Their prosperous Palmer’s shipyard was 1934: closed down & sold off. No
It symbolised the Had an impact beyond the confines of taken over by the National Shipbuilders shipbuilding for next 40 years (= no sign of
despair of unemployed the town; it sparked the conscious of ASSESSMENT; Security Ltd. hope)
men & depressed areas the middle class JARROW;

Increased unemployment added to the existing problems of a depressed area

During WWII, the British gov published the The effect of mass unemployment in the 1920s (poverty, overcrowding, poor housing, high mortality)
Beveridge Report attacking the 5 ‘giant evils’ of & 30s contributed to the setting up of the
illness, ignorance, disease, squalor and want Welfare State in Britain after WWII
Made an effort to As a result of this disappointment & rejection, it
attract new industries- was decided that Jarrow would petition the
31st Oct 1936, After 23
unsuccessful government
made little immediate days marching & 2 CASE STUDY: The
impact, low turnout wknd breaks, they were Jarrow March,
lead into London October 1936 20 July 1936, Jarrow Borough Council Considerable planning needed for this
decided to organise a march to present 300 mile journey & 200 men were
Disappointed, they a petition to Parliament in London carefully selected
Wilkinson presented the petition to Parliament, but
returned home where they THE MARCHERS
the PM Stanley Baldwin refused to meet with the ORGANISATION;
were welcomed by ARRIVE...
marchers The Council ensured cross-party support for this 'crusade'-
cheering crowds
Did not want to be linked to the hunger marches organised by the NUWM who had
connections to the Communist Party

The men rejected these During the course of the march, the gov made their
Set off from town hall, led by Mayor,
views & continued their view on all marches known… GOVERNMENT VIEW;
11,000 people signed local councilors & Ellen Wilkinson -
march The marches were ‘altogether undesirable’
the petition Labour MP for Jarrow who
supported 'JARROW CRUSADE'
Labour MP (former
member of the Key speaker & leader
Marched an average of 13 miles per day in
communist party) Their organisation was
PROGRESS; all conditions, were welcomed & fed in the
praised along the way
ELLEN WIKINSON M.P. towns where they stopped
Walked most of the way
Known as 'Red Ellen'
with the men
Their leaders would present their case at public meetings with
speeches following consistent themes; causes of unemployment, it’s
impact & a call on the gov to provide jobs