Why did social inequality intensify in europe during the industrial revolution?

The social inequality in the English class system was stark. Wealthy and middle-class peoplethrived with all of the new opportunities created during the Industrial Revolution. Industrialproduction increased tremendously, bringing wealth and power to Great Britain and this class ofpeople. However, the poor really did not benefit much from the changes. There was noregulation of child labor. They worked long hours and were under paid. The working conditionswere horrible, and because unemployment was so high, the workers did not have a voice in demanding better treatment