Anyone thinking of "universal basic income" should think of the DISASTROUS effects of the Poor laws of pre-1834 England – Sanjeev Sabhlok's blog sabhlokcity.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sabhlokcity.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Charles Dickens, with his quill dipped in both ink and wit, embroidered stories that resonate with timeless themes. Born on 7 February 1812 in the United Kingdom, Dickens, celebrated as a luminary of Victorian literature, unwound a narrative mosaic transcending the peripheries of mere storytelling, exploring the social nuances of his epoch.
The Tory model to avoid a low-wage economy that prevailed during the Regency years reflected a uniquely British school of conservative pragmatism, one that greatly facilitated innovations in science and their industrial application. Railways, gas lighting, the ambitions and achievements of Brunel, McAdam and the others who harnessed science to commerce, they were the first kicks of embryonic modernity
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Amelia Dyer, known as the Ogress of Reading, had some cold final words before being hanged for the death of an infant whose decomposing body was fished out the River Thames wrapped in brown paper