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No song ever on its own changes your life, but when I heard Jonas Patrick Marvin speak about his 2026 book, ‘The Breaking of the English Working Class’, I thought afterwards the song might break me up further for we, my class, are broken.This is really a blog on Jonas Patrick Marvin (2026) ‘The Breaking of the English Working Class’ London & New York, Verso.

November 1, 2026

What’s a song that changed your life? View all responses No song ever on its own changes your life, but when I heard Jonas Patrick Marvin speak about his 2026 book, The Breaking of the English Working Class, I thought afterwards the song might break me up further for we, my class, are broken. This … More No song ever on its own changes your life, but when I heard Jonas Patrick Marvin speak about his 2026 book, ‘The Breaking of the English Working Class’, I thought afterwards the song might break me up further for we, my class, are broken.This is really a blog on Jonas Patrick Marvin (2026) ‘The Breaking of the English Working Class’ London & New York, Verso.

I try to finish blogs, of course. Today I succeeded. This is a blog on seeing ‘The Ragged Trousered Philantrhropists’ performed by Ensemble 84 at Horden.

October 9, 2026

Tell us about your morning routine. View all responses I try to finish blogs, of course. Today I succeeded. This is a blog on seeing ‘The Ragged Trousered Philantrhropists’ performed by Ensemble 84 at Horden. Mark Dornford-May, Artistic Director of Ensemble 84 says of the current production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in an adaptation … More I try to finish blogs, of course. Today I succeeded. This is a blog on seeing ‘The Ragged Trousered Philantrhropists’ performed by Ensemble 84 at Horden.

How can a drama be created out of the fate of a boy who ‘acquired a knowledge of decorative painting and design, and graining and signwriting’ from the fag-end of a remnant of pre-capitalist values, and the sad shadows of that system that followed it. Some personal and otherwise reflection on reading Robert Tressell before seeing the Ensemble ’84 production of ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’: Part One,being ‘My Dad’.

September 30, 2026

What’s the most underrated life skill? View all responses How can a drama be created out of the fate of a boy who ‘acquired a knowledge of decorative painting and design, and graining and signwriting’ from the fag-end of a remnant of pre-capitalist values, and the sad shadows of that system that followed it. Some … More How can a drama be created out of the fate of a boy who ‘acquired a knowledge of decorative painting and design, and graining and signwriting’ from the fag-end of a remnant of pre-capitalist values, and the sad shadows of that system that followed it. Some personal and otherwise reflection on reading Robert Tressell before seeing the Ensemble ’84 production of ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’: Part One,being ‘My Dad’.