"I meant in the context of this discussion!"
So did I - serfdom is slavery by definition - neither medieval nor romen
Slavery was part of British society until it was abolished in 1807
Wealthy families continued to keep servants bought as slaves and never formally released them - the trade was stoppedd, not the holding of slaves
Modern slavery is nor a growing problem in Britain (you steadfastly refuse to respond to this, let alone deny it.
"There were a tiny handful of reformers motivated by faith and/or philanthropy who were prepared to take less profit for the sake of their workers' well being."
And that tiny minority in no wary brought about the workers reforms you claimed you did when you denied the Trades unions' part in it
you have yet even to acknowledge that Owens inspration came from his socialism rather than his religion (or that he was a Georgian rather than yor claimed "Victorian reformer"
Ill dig out some mor information on Owen and his influence for those interested - you obviously are not unless he can be used to boost your claim of "Victorian philanthropy" which has now been shot out of the water - the two names produced so far have proved to be Dickensian Hypocrites
Jim Carroll