Yet we are constantly presented with damagingly nostalgic views of coalminers and coalmining communities in the past as harmonious and unified. We heard little of the miners’ voice while that destructive process was under way. The Guardian should avoid reinforcing oversimplified stereotypes of working-class history (The miners’ voice, 24 January). This crisis of the relationship between traditional Labour and BAME workers has been around for a lot longer than the period covered by the Labour party’s current reflections. Click here to upload it and we’ll publish the best submissions in the letters spread of our print edition

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 18:33 UTC