Chapter 363: , Universal suffrage

The new Fagin, the original butcher, was talking with Hubert, secretary of the French embassy, ​​in a safe room.
"Mr. Fagin, the liberation of British workers basically depends on the awakening and hard work of the British workers themselves. For now, there is only so much help we can provide. As far as the current situation is concerned, I It is suggested that you can accept this alternative and change the name of the'Textile Workers Union' to the'Textile Workers Union Club' to avoid related legal issues. In addition, considering that the club will have a large number of legal activities in the future, the fee is this Name, I suggest you stop using it lightly. Do you have any other names you can use?"

It’s better to just call the Textile Workers’ Party. As for the name, use the name on my identity certificate, Gervin Puran.
Fagin said,
As for the temporary resumption of work with those guys, the police After the department releases our comrades, we can talk. I know that bread needs to be eaten bite by bite. But if we change the name, can we really avoid the British government's attack?"
"Of course it's impossible. This is just a step for them. It is never a legal loophole that can make them afraid. Especially in a country like the United Kingdom that implements case law. The key is that your struggle brings them. They are willing to compromise only after pressure. For example, in France, the status and income of workers are significantly higher than those of the United Kingdom. We in France do not have child labor, because school-age children must receive compulsory education. The income of our French workers is also It is much higher than that of the United Kingdom. Why? Is it because our French factory owners are extraordinarily kind? Of course not, this is because the French workers have shown their power in the French revolution. Therefore, those factory owners naturally Respect powerful workers. As long as you can maintain your own organization and increase your strength, then they will not dare to act unscrupulously." Huber replied.
"If this is the case, I think the'Textile Workers Union Club' is still not powerful enough." Fei Jin, no, it should be Gervin Puran with a smile, "We might as well simply call the'All England Workers Union Club'."
"Ah, bread has to be eaten bite by bite, Mr. Puran. I suggest that for the time being I should consolidate my basic market and set an example for other industries, and then consider this next step. As for the near future, I know that some wealthy people are There are a lot of dissatisfaction with the suffrage issue, and they hope to change this aspect. I personally suggest that you can take this opportunity to not only fight for wages, but also promote universal suffrage."
In this era, Britain already has electoral systems, but these electoral systems have very direct double thresholds of property and birth. Therefore, in the United Kingdom in this era, the proportion of people with the right to vote and to be elected accounts for only about 2% of the total population, which is even higher than the active and passive citizens that Lafayette and the others created in the early days of the French Revolution. Active citizens account for a smaller proportion of the entire population.
In the British House of Nobility, all members of Parliament must be nobles. The lower house, that is, members of the House of Commons, also has various restrictions on elections. The first is the setting of electoral districts. The setting of electoral districts is a matter of university. In the United Kingdom, the electoral districts at the time of the House of Commons election were based on the region, not the population. As a result, a large number of rural electoral districts have appeared, while the number of places available to densely populated cities is reduced.
This kind of small constituency based on region is very beneficial to conservatives, or to put it more clearly, to landlords and land nobles. The control of these people in small areas of the country is deeply ingrained. So a strange phenomenon appeared in the British Parliament, that is, the members of the House of Nobility rotate frequently, but some seats in the House of Commons have become hereditary.
This phenomenon also appeared in a certain country in East Asia in later generations. At the beginning, a certain East Asian country was forced to impose a universal suffrage system because of its defeat. As a result, the left-wing Socialist Party suddenly became stronger, and it was once able to fight against the Liberal Democratic Party of the Chinese and Big Merchant Alliance. So the country immediately adjusted the constituency settings and changed the original general constituency into a small constituency. Then, basically every constituency elected hereditary parliamentarians. As for the Socialist Party that was once able to fight against the Liberal Democratic Party, there was only one left. There are two or three kittens and puppies.
The current election system in the UK actually makes many wealthy business owners dissatisfied. Because there are not enough people in Parliament who can directly represent their interests. Although they can also spend money to buy those landlords, wouldn't it be more fragrant if they can spend less and go directly to them?
So now, a bunch of sub-factory owners are clamoring to change the election plan. It is hoped that the number of members of the House of Commons can be allocated in proportion to the population. Now this proposal is making a lot of noise in Britain.
"Strive for universal suffrage? How much does it do to us?" Gervin Puran asked.
"Universal suffrage is a job." Hubert replied, "Look at us in France, any adult man, as long as there is no crime, no special mental defects ~ EbookFREE.me ~ no matter how much property, there will be Universal suffrage. Under these circumstances, no congressman would dare to propose a rude bill that prohibits workers from organizing trade unions across factories. We even stipulate that there must be trade unions in factories."
There is one thing that Hubert didn't explain, that is, the labor unions in French factories may not really represent workers. To be more precise, considering the high mobility of workers in French factories, trade unions basically only represent those "skilled workers" with less mobility, or the so-called "worker nobles". But there is no need to make this clear to the British.
Gervin Puran is completely unfamiliar with elections and such things, so he thought about it, and replied: "I don’t really understand about universal suffrage. I need to learn more and think about it. Sorry, I’m now I can’t give you an answer right away. Oh, yes, are there any books you can recommend to me about these questions?"
For this result, Hu Beier was not surprised. The new Feijin is not as knowledgeable as the old Feijin, but there is no reason why he can be arranged as the successor of the old Feijin, because he is very stable.
On the other hand, Huber also believes that today's Gervin Puran will support this direction after careful thinking. Because it is indeed beneficial to them.