Hunger marches

Hunger marches are a form of social protest that arose in the United Kingdom during the early 20th century.

Often the marches involved groups of men and women walking from areas with high unemployment to London where they would protest outside parliament.

Protesters would try to make the point that lack of work meant they were unable to buy sufficient food to avoid hunger for themselves and their families.

In the first two decades of the 20th century, there was relatively little unemployment in the UK, but it could still become a severe problem in various areas after disruptive changes to the local economy.

While communism was at this time far more respectable than it was to become during the Cold War,[2] authorities often regarded the Communist-organized hunger marches with hostility.