I wonder how long they had to work to make up for the loss in pay. 5p a day extra ha ha. I come from a working class family. My father and brothers worked in the mill as the unions began rising to power and I have seen first hand the results
In the early 70s, my father was a dustcart driver and my mother was a postwoman thanks to strong trade unions both of them actually worked very few hours a day and were in the pub by 12. Halcyon days cheap cigarettes and beer and the workers were the ones really in charge.
The reason had nothing to do with pay. It was the thriving of foreign competion as Britain rebuilt after the war coupled with the advent of synthetic yarns. The British governments would not support retooling so British mills could compete in the synthetic trade , in spite of ICI being British. Government support for industry it was against their free market ideals. One year the Japanese in a trade war bought all the Australian wool thus destroying the wool trade for Britain. In 1952 immigrant labour was brought in to force prices down. Strange how no one is complaining that the mill owners extremely rich. And today the rich are super rich. And thanks for the spoiler.
Great play, thanks, BUT...... The background picture is a street called Hillfield Park in Muswell Hill, a very upscale residential suburb in North London. I spotted it because I grew up there. No Dark Satanic Mills within a hundred miles, I can assure you!
Just nipping-out to get into shape ( and some extra bits ) for next Wednesdays Local On-Line Duck Herding competition, then I will be back later to listen to your latest 'Saturday Night Theatre' offing Uncle Chesterton. See you then.
Synopsis: When Brian Shackleton left school his father wanted him to start in the family business - a woollen mill, but he wanted to go to university. After three years reading English Brian's ideas are changed ...
Synopsis above... according to Genome features radio stalwarts very under-rated Christian Rodska, a native of Cullercoats, Ronald Baddiley (Sir Gregory Pitkin ...Men From The Ministry) and Kathleen Helme among many. A Saturday Night Theatre production from 15th April, 1978.
I've learned so much about people through these radio dramas it's amazing. @42 Im proud of my spinster hood and happy that I never procreated. This PLANET is cursed think about it. The devil is everywhere and nowhere all @ the same time.The 1% that runs it knew exactly what they were doing. SMH think 🤔 about it...
I do love this story about mills in UK.I am not a British but i do love Great Britain since i was kid and i learned English litetature and yes i love the language ,culture and social life and by listening BBC drama i learn more about Great Britain.
Nice to hear this comment from a non British person, as now all we get from foreigners is complaining and abusing our Culture, yet they still come here ???
@@joannasharpe4294 UK went completely decimal on 15th February 1971. (I didn't Google that, I've remembered that date, was just starting my last year at school)🥴 Agree with you that it sounds dated as if more 50/60's. However I lived in SE England so don't know how it was up in the North of England way back then.🙂
When I am not quite sure of something....I have a new fangled device that I use called The Inter 'Web' - It's absolutely fabulous for finding all manner of things out. Good Luck Jude.
