Owen’s practical demonstration of Marx’s theory of surplus economics is possibly the most famous scene in The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. It is a powerful moment, told with great humour. It laid bare the ‘trick’ that the capitalist class uses to extort labour from the working...
**this post contains spoilers** (but you’ve had over 100 years to catch up, so that’s on you) "All through the summer the crowd of ragged trousered philanthropists continued to toil and sweat at their noble and unselfish task of making money for Mr Rushton.” Ch 43,...
Scarlett and I weren’t christened. I think our mother was put off church by having a Bishop for a father. But we did get assigned ‘godparents’ of sorts. And Scarlett’s godfather used to send her a very handsome book every birthday - starting with hardback illustrated...