Insubordination and dissidence landed him in solitary confinement - TopicsExpress



          

Insubordination and dissidence landed him in solitary confinement a lot of the time, where he discovered Radio 4, wrote diaries on toilet paper, and read voraciously. His political conversion to the left was sealed when he read The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists. “It said the only thing they can’t get hold of and sell you is the air that you breathe. If they could they would. I mean, they make a profit out of everything. We own nothing.” He’s been a socialist ever since. theguardian/culture/2014/dec/27/ricky-tomlinson-interview-im-a-whingeing-scouser?CMP=share_btn_fb
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 11:06:31 +0000

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