In the mid-1800s, Sheffield’s success as the Steel City was built on long hours and unsafe working conditions. This led to the Outrages, also known as the Stirrings: union militants resorted to violent protest, blowing up factories and murdering employers, a period immortalised in Alan Cullen’s 1966 musical, The Stirrings in Sheffield on Saturday Night.
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Review: The Blue Touch Paper, David Hare
Published in The TLS on February 19, 2016
I’m very pleased to be reviewing books for the Times Literary Supplement; first up was David Hare’s memoir.
