Explain the differing reactions of people in Britain to the policy of evacuating children during the Second World War.

... Explain the differing reactions of people in Britain to the policy of evacuating children during the Second World War. The Government had a strict policy that children, disabled, pregnant mothers, mothers of under-fives, and all other 'bouches inutiles' should be evacuated from big cities, as they had realised that some bombers would get through the defences. They didn't want the enemy to succeed by disrupting everyday life, so they wanted the children and their parents evacuated from the 'evacuable' areas and sent to the reception areas. They tried to convey that the children would have fun, they would enjoy it, and they would be well cared for. They made sure that all parents were well aware of the better conditions that would be provided in the reception areas. Eventually they had to accept people's reluctance in certain areas to let their children go, and also a reluctance to foster. The government

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