History, as they say, is written by the winners. So, in the industrial revolution that would be the bosses. I have been up in Leeds in the last week to interview the writers and performers in a new play-come-panto about the Luddites: industrial revolutionaries from the working class side of the argument who have somehow got a bad name for themselves, with their moniker most often used to describe computer refuseniks etc.

Anyway, the show is on in the north from 2 December and my piece in the Guardian on it should be in this week. Here is the trailer. Enjoy.