Abstract
A case of neglect even more long-term, blatant and damaging than that of the British working class was that of the Irish poor. Though a geographically distinct issue, in its origins it had important interconnections with Carlyle’s general critique of British government. Misrule in Ireland had led to the emigration of Irish poor to England and the policy that had ruined Ireland foretold what could happen to Britain.
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Levin, M. (1998). Thomas Carlyle: from Compassion to Despotism. In: The Condition of England Question. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26562-6_4
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