tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post5035066254849802446..comments2024-02-29T11:54:28.419+00:00Comments on Ed's Beer Site: Class war on the hop frontEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-90294066726157595972015-01-10T21:15:16.495+00:002015-01-10T21:15:16.495+00:00Two wrongs don’t make a right, but from what I und...Two wrongs don’t make a right, but from what I understand of the industry, hop-growing could be a perilous and very hit and miss affair, affected by the vagaries of the weather, disease etc. It’s very much a case of putting all ones eggs in one basket and farmers, like many other businessmen, must at times have suffered from poor cash flow. Hence not paying the workforce in full until the harvest was over.<br /><br />I like the quote from George Orwell; a man known to enjoy the odd pint and also a staunch supporter of traditional pubs!<br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-50395706905686536842015-01-10T08:20:32.861+00:002015-01-10T08:20:32.861+00:00The workers' direct action certainly seems to ...The workers' direct action certainly seems to have been effective. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-87803312103054462592015-01-09T23:29:05.433+00:002015-01-09T23:29:05.433+00:00Nothing like a bit of mob rule, eh?Nothing like a bit of mob rule, eh?Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-41261798065132243942015-01-09T18:33:46.460+00:002015-01-09T18:33:46.460+00:00Yes, the 'holiday you got paid for' line d...Yes, the 'holiday you got paid for' line doesn't fit at all with the many reports of awful conditions and very hard work. Though they did keep coming back.<br /><br />Though hop picking's now mechanised hop farms still get in some seasonal workers that live in caravans on site. They all seem to come from Eastern Europe. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-51645781829189847872015-01-09T17:14:08.377+00:002015-01-09T17:14:08.377+00:00Fascinating stuff. The past is often rose tinted r...Fascinating stuff. The past is often rose tinted regarding working class life. Most drama that mentions hop picking in kent as a working class holiday for londoners makes it out to be a fun jaunt.<br /><br />Funny how the minute the working classes got a bob, they knocked it on the head and pissed off to benidorm.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-22755970531736949252015-01-09T12:51:45.108+00:002015-01-09T12:51:45.108+00:00My dad and his family went hop picking in Kent whe...My dad and his family went hop picking in Kent when he were a lad, will have to see what he remembers of it.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-65614967500671917142015-01-09T09:22:44.414+00:002015-01-09T09:22:44.414+00:00If anyone asks me to define class consciousness, I...If anyone asks me to define class consciousness, I'll show them that story - especially the last sentence.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.com