Went to see a 1 man version of Robert Tressell's 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists' last night. Sounds a bit implausible but it worked well.
The Great Money Trick, actually an explanation of capitalist reproduction (simple) via expropriation of surplus value, is brilliant. Do read the book if you haven't. Relevant to today's long recession.
https://www.edgetheatre.co.uk/the-ragged-trousered-philanthropists/
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Robert Tressells The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (ungefär: filantroperna med trasiga byxor) är den engelska arbetarlitteraturens paradverk. Handlingen kretsar kring en grupp arbetare
https://blog.zaramis.se/2026/03/23/filantroper-med-trasiga-byxor/(5/9) ... métier #RobertTressell publie son livre Les philanthropes aux poches percées.
- Empire d'Allemagne sous le Roi de Prusse Bismark :Vladimir Ilitch Lénine fuit la Galicie (Pologne) pour se réfugier en Suisse, État neutre avec davantage de librairies/ bibliothèques que la Suède -> souhaite réinterpréter Marx à la lumière de Hegel/écrire un livre sur l’impérialisme et les causes de la 1ère guerre mondiale (cf 1917) + ...
Brilliant event in Liberty Hall yesterday! The Robert Tressell Festival. He was a painter & decorater and socialist in 1900s England who wrote the influential novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. President Higgins gave a wide ranging and fascinating discourse, also Chris Smalls (Amazon trade union organiser), Liz Gillis, Jeremy Corbyn, Mick Lynch... great music from Faró, Iona Zadjak and Daragh Lynch
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