How should you structure your essay? Example: How far do you agree that Friendly Societies and cooperatives did more than trade unions to promote the interest of the working class between 1830-1870?

Introduction - define & your argument
YesFS: - supported by governmentover 4 million members by 1870However, required subscriptionCooperatives:- Rochdale pioneers examplenew lanark an example, 250/330 coops modelled on this rochdale economics by 1863-however, labour bazaars unsuccessful
No: TUs: -master and servant act amended in 1867, reduced illegality of strikesemergence of new model unions and the tolpuddle martyrs however, strike breaking (knobsticks)
Conclusion - summarise and maybe add an additional wider thought

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