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== Lacks proper references ==

Interesting subject, but unfortunately lacks usable references. Five of the six references depend on The Times to substantiate the claims. But the provided links just go to a general Wikipedia article about The Times. Anyone could make any claim at all on this basis. So readers interested in for example the 1920 workers strike mentioned can't follow up to find the details - or indeed any third party evidence that this event even happened.

Obviously the problem here is that The Times puts much of its archive behind a paywall. But without these references being accessible there's not much point in having them. Leaving the whole entry very thin. [[User:Istobe|Istobe]] ([[User talk:Istobe|talk]]) 14:23, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

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Lacks proper references

Interesting subject, but unfortunately lacks usable references. Five of the six references depend on The Times to substantiate the claims. But the provided links just go to a general Wikipedia article about The Times. Anyone could make any claim at all on this basis. So readers interested in for example the 1920 workers strike mentioned can't follow up to find the details - or indeed any third party evidence that this event even happened.

Obviously the problem here is that The Times puts much of its archive behind a paywall. But without these references being accessible there's not much point in having them. Leaving the whole entry very thin. Istobe (talk) 14:23, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]