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The 1930's are a period in British history which is remembered by the majority as a time of severe economic depression. Unemployment reached uniquely high levels, and the nature of Government relief caused bitterness and distress to many. The most hated of the Government measures introduced was the new means test, in particular the assessment of household means to qualify for financial relief. During the 1930's, male dominated research teams mainly from the middle classes initiated the Mass Observation project. This project was intended to collate information concerning the lives of the working classes of which the middle classes knew very little about. By utilising methods such as interviews, participant and non- participant observation, the researchers could gain an insight into among many other aspects, the implications that poverty had upon the working classes. (II: Pg 39) A critical analysis of the extract from W. Hannington's book "Ten Lean Years"...

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