Unemployment
Found in 269 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 06 Mar 1922
Letter from J S Pierce (8 Brookland Road, Risca, Monmouthshire, [Wales]) to WSC arguing that health and unemployment insurance should be combined and should be made directly by the Government through the labour exchanges. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/121/69-70.
(Untitled), [Mar] [1922]
Note by [Edward Marsh] summarising CHAR 2/121/73-76.
(Untitled), 15 Mar 1922
Cutting from the Scotsman: lecture by Professor J Shield Nicholson of Edinburgh University on the economic situation. Sent with CHAR 2/121/87.
(Untitled), 12 Dec 1921
Letter from Lord Ashfield [earlier Albert Stanley] (Electric Railway House, Broadway, Westminster, [London]) to the Trade Facilities Act Advisory Committee setting forth proposals by the City and South London Railway Company, the London Electric Railway Company and the Central London Railway Company for improvements to their lines, which will alleviate unemployment. Typescript copy sent with CHAR 2/118/47.
(Untitled), [Dec] [1921]
(Untitled), 19 Dec 1921
(Untitled), 30 Dec 1921
Letter from William Hill (Dorland House, 16 Regent Street, London) to WSC enclosing a copy of his reply to an invitation to attend a National Liberal Club meeting to celebrate the Irish settlement [see CHAR 2/118/104-114], describing his scheme for the formation of a chartered company for the economic development of Greece and warning that in the event of a general election high taxes and unemployment may benefit the Labour Party.
(Untitled), 12 Sep 1922
(Untitled), 10 Feb 1911
Copy of a letter from WSC to King George V describing events in the House of Commons, including discussion of the "Right to Work" Bill, and WSC's opinions that public works could be used to combat the effects [on unemployment] of fluctuations in trade and that there are "idlers and wastrels at both ends of the social scale". Manuscript in the hand of Sir Arthur Bigge [later Lord Stamfordham, Permanent Secretary to the King].
(Untitled), 16 Feb 1911
(Untitled), 13 Feb 1911
(Untitled), 14 Feb 1911
(Untitled), 12 Apr 1912
Admiralty memorandum to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on alterations to HMS Lion; also suggesting that work should be given to the yards at Devonport [Devon], because of the political damage arising from the laying-off of men there.
(Untitled), Dec 1927 - Apr 1932
Table showing the relation between falling prices of commodities and decrease of employment.
(Untitled), May 1930
Weekly unemployment figures since 1921 issued by the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations to show the worsening position under Labour.
(Untitled), 26 May 1930 - 06 Jun 1930
Syllabus of a conference course on unemployment and local government at Bonar Law College, Ashridge, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.
(Untitled), 16 Dec 1929
"Parliamentary Debates" in the House of Commons, including discussion of the Unemployment Insurance (No 2) Bill.
(Untitled), 08 Nov 1924
(Untitled), [Jan] [1934]
Draft of an introduction to a book on the employment exchange system. Sent with CHAR 2/204/5.
(Untitled), 12 Feb 1934
Letter from Charles Foot (Nayliring, Piesse Siding, Western Australia) to WSC explaining their proposals for inter-Empire agreements to carry out large public works schemes.
(Untitled), 28 Nov 1923
Letter from D C Robertson to [WSC] proposing that unemployment should be relieved by the provision of Government money to set up a school for the training of tradesmen and to facilitate emigration of "our surplus population" to the colonies. Refers to Japan's need to expand and expresses opposition to Protection. Copy sent with CHAR 2/132/32.
(Untitled), 23 Nov 1928
Letter from A Herbert Hart, chairman of the Southall-Norwood Urban District Council Maternity, Infant and Child Welfare Centre (Kilworth Lodge, 55 South Road, Southall, Middlesex) to WSC arguing that the Government should promote the extraction of oil and gas from coal as a means of tackling the unemployment problem in the coal producing areas.
(Untitled), Feb 1930
Supplement to the "Ministry of Labour Gazette" containing graphs illustrating labour statistics.
(Untitled), 01 Mar 1930
Letter and statement from J H Wilson (Lord Privy Seal's Office) to WSC giving an analysis of recent unemployment figures in the cotton industry and other trades.
(Untitled), 03 May 1929
Note from WSC to James Grigg asking for figures on the drawing of unemployment benefit.