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He has a lovely sense of humour and enjoys the company of the young families in his community
Despite a lifetime of keeping his head down and staying out of trouble, he’s open to new ideas because he can see that things could be better for the families around him
Behind door 19: The Rope is dear old Philpot, a gentle kind widower who accepts whatever life throws at him
He can’t imagine a better future because he’s busy coping with the crises all around him. But his friends rally round and take his family something to live on
One big part of the future Barrington espouses is that the necessities of life, and the work necessary to produce them, ought to be managed by the people for the good of society as a whole. Instead of waste, profit and want there would be meaningful work and plentiful resources
In meeting after meeting Dr Weakling speaks up for the many, but the other councillors know they can get away with anything because the voters take no interest in local politics. They laugh at him for trying to make things fair
Living on the precarious edge of poverty hasn’t changed much. Millions of us live one twist of fate away from disaster; whether that’s zero-hour contracts, rising rents or overwhelming debt.
In The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists the town council is there to represent the elected government, and it’s not hard to draw the parallels to today. Mr Sweater and his co-conspirators would be impressed at the antics currently being exposed by @GoodLawProject
Behind door number 9: The Cricketers is Bob Crass the foreman, who loves to have a pint after work. The workmen hand their hard-earned wages over the bar to keep in his good books, because he’s the one who decides who gets work tomorrow
It’s day 9 of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists advent calendar, and here’s a new door - number 9: The Cricketers. Does it make you thirsty?