Melvyn Bragg Quotes

I'm not a fan of the working class being mocked, including by some of our famous writers - even those who came from it.

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• I'm not a fan of the working class being mocked, including by some of our famous writers - even those who came from it.

  

  Melvyn Bragg
  • Being
  • Class
  • Including