1830-1831. Captain Swing Riots were revolts against low wages and the new threshing machine. Reports at the time said "The labourers went about in larger numbers, combining with the destruction of threshing machines and the demand for higher wages a claim for 'satisfaction' as they called it in the form of ready money. It was their practice to charge £2 for breaking a threshing machine, but in some cases the mobs were satisfied with a few coppers".

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