STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
The past casts a shadow over the future
PAUL DONOVAN reads The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and finds the debates therein both edifying and pertinent in the political climate of Britain today

HOW far has society really moved over the past century?
The thought occurred after recently reading the book, the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.
Written by Robert Tressell, it was published posthumously in 1914.
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