What Were The Social Changes Which Urged Goldsmith To Compose The Poignant Poem "the Deserted Village"?

[vetuste_ennemi]

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[sandyRoe]

Could this describe one of the reasons for rural depopulation?
http://unionsong.com/u765.html

[vetuste_ennemi]

Do you recognise an inversion of the principle, Sandy: "Sold birthright for a mess of pottage"?

[vetuste_ennemi]

Won't find it in the catechism or the Labour manifesto.

[TonyV]

Think it was difference between those that great wealth and those that had very little nothing much changes?

[vetuste_ennemi]

What changes is not necessarily the distribution of wealth, but the development of moral systems of governance which restricts the ability of the rich to oppress the poor. Shorthand is Western democracy.

[sandyRoe]

Needs must when the devil drives.
In 19th Century Ireland there were 'poorhouse Protestants' who gave up the true faith the better to avail of Protestant charity.
The next Labour Party manifesto will be something to look forward to. It should be firmly on the left after so long following the middle of the road policies of the Blairites.

[vetuste_ennemi]

That's an anagram of Liar bites.

[TonyV]

Sandy do think Jeremery will still be leader at next election. I hope he is its proper politics now?

[sandyRoe]

I fear he will.

[TonyV]

I don't think he can hold is own shadow cabinet together at moment but he is appealing to electret ?

[ichkeria]

Whatever it is it's certainly the sort of politics I would call 'proper'
Labour is at war with itself and meanwhile the Tories stroll on doing their worst unopposed

Is that Oliver or Zac btw: the latter maybe a lament about the third Heathrow runway ...