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Report to the Nation No.16. Albert and the experiment

1 Jan 1948

REPORT TO THE NATION No. 16 AND THE EXPERIMENT A tale from the mills WITH APOLOGIES TO STANLEY HOLLOWAY Our Albert, at tea, on a Friday, Explained to his wife how he'd earned An extra fifteen and a tanner —And without overtime, she soon learned, "They tried an experiment, Gladys," He said, as he passed her his cup. "They couldn't get many more workers, Yet output had got to go up. "The experts and us got together (I dropped in a hint now and then), For there's nothing so handy as brainwork To make five as efficient as ten.
Collection ID
HATOM
Document Reference
HATOM/3/322
Document Types
Ephemera
File Reference
HATOM/3
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.hatom.000003.322
Keywords
Cereals Employment Factories Industrial Production Industry Labour Supply Milling Skilled Labour
Language
English
Note
In the case of the advertising collections, the Government Department War Cabinet" has also been applied to materials released under the imprint of "HM Government" during the period 1945-1951."
Pages
1
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
History of Advertising Trust: O&M wartime book no 3
Themes
Industry Infrastructure Manufacturing Materials