The document contains 6 questions asking what year certain events occurred based on details provided in parentheses from various sources, including a university lecture, a large corporation's mission statement, an Act of Parliament, a small local town in England, and the estate of Dartington Hall in Devon. No direct answers to the year are given in the provided text.
2. Q1) What year did the lecturer
at this University say...
"Society is feeling its way, with painful steps,
towards a corporate [world which considers both]
employers and employees...with the State alert to
protect the interests of the community. (From a
undergraduate lecture University of Birmingham)”
3. Q2) What year did a large
London company make this
promise?
"An ongoing donation will be made from corporate
funds to address poverty issues in our local
community" (From mission statement of large
corporation)
4. Q3) What year did the UK
government pass...
Laws on factory working conditions banned the
employment of children under 9 and limited
children 9-16 years to a maximum of 12 hours' per
day in the UK ? (From Act of Parliament)
5. Q4) What year were...
Fines were imposed on local businesses (3 Bars,
2 Bakeries, and 5 Butchers ) for overcharging or
supplying inadequate goods? (From a small local
town in England)
6. Q5) What year were…
Three businessmen were convicted for polluting
the river with chemicals and other waste? (Small
local town in England)
7. Q6) What year was this
company investment made?
"The hammer-beam roof of Dartington Hall in
Devon was destroyed by fire. The roof was rebuilt
by local craftsmen from oak trees felled on the
estate. The estate planted new oak trees for the
next replacement of the roof when it would be
needed in 200 years time.”
Notes de l'éditeur
”[We] must foster and support a new culture of voluntarism, philanthropy, social action…We need to create communities… in charge of their own destiny”
UK Prime Minister David Cameron PM launching the "Big Society" agenda .
The Guardian 19th July 2010