1.0Bristol Radical History Grouphttps://www.brh.org.uk/siterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="k1TCoFBWri"><a href="https://www.brh.org.uk/site/articles/pity-the-poor-buttyman/">PITY THE POOR BUTTYMAN: The Butty System in the Forest of Dean, 1820 -1938.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.brh.org.uk/site/articles/pity-the-poor-buttyman/embed/#?secret=k1TCoFBWri" width="600" height="338" title="“PITY THE POOR BUTTYMAN: The Butty System in the Forest of Dean, 1820 -1938.” — Bristol Radical History Group" data-secret="k1TCoFBWri" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.brh.org.uk/site/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.brh.org.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/New-Regulator-Colliery-Heywood-Cinderford-scaled.jpg19182560Recent years have seen the growth of sub-contracting, piece work, self-employment, daywork, zero hour contracts, minimum wages and the use of agencies in the never ending attempt by capital to reduce the cost of labour. This is an account of their use in the mining industry in the Forest of Dean 1922 – 1938.