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John Morley: “This was vital. (2) They never got or could get within the doors of the masses, for they smelt of class.”

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This was vital. (2) They never got or could get within the doors of the masses, for they smelt of class.
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John Morley

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Morley highlights the class barriers that prevented the Trustee Savings Banks from reaching the masses.

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