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Were the Chartists politically minded or was “This a question of Universal suffrage…a knife and fork question?
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Were the Chartists politically minded or was "This a question of Universal suffrage...a knife and fork question? The question of whether Chartism was an economic or political movement is difficult to define. Joseph Stephens claims, "this was a bread and cheese question", he talks of fighting for "the blessings of life"- clearly stating he believes Chartism is an economic movement. However he is giving a speech in Manchester, a modern and industrialized city, built around a mass of cotton factories. It was economic change that the Manchurian chartists were concerned with- being mainly proletarian protestors their lives depended on the factories, they were more concerned therefore with raising wages and improved living conditions. They disliked the low wages, strict factory discipline, and being treated as second-class citizens. Primarily Chartists from Manchester were fighting an economic battle. However we question why the Charter didn't include economic improvements for the working class, if...
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