ABSTRACT
The desirability of nationalizing the British coal industry was the main feature of the reports emanating from the Sankey Commission, published in 1919. The Commission had been appointed in consequence of unrest in the industry after the 1914-18 war, and consisted of workers’ and employers’ representatives (not limited to the mining industry) in roughly equal numbers. A judge—Mr Justice Sankey—was chairman. The members of the Commission reached markedly divergent conclusions as to the future of the industry, and for that reason interest has attached to the report of the independent chairman.
