The Slump - Society and Politics During The Depression: John Stevenson and Chris Cook

The 1930s were known as the devil's decade, condemned as a a period of missed opportunities and wasted time. The images of dole queues and hunger marches have been so pervasive that they have obscured those of new industry and a rising standard of living. Stevenson and Cook reassess the Depression years in the light of new research, questioning the view of the 'hungry thirties', analysing the reaction to Britain's mass unemployment and calculating how close the forces of extremism came to challenging the procedures of government.