- Do you think the poster was produced by the magistrates or by the labourers?
- How much do the labourers claim to be earning each day?
- How good was their basic diet?
- If a labourer were unemployed, he and his family would have to go to the workhouse. What were the conditions like in the workhouse, according to this conversation?
- How does labourer B explain the fact that farmers cannot afford to pay higher wages?
- How does the same labourer expect the disturbances to end?
- What audience do you think this poster is aimed at?
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