I've written songs about coal mining, the steel and fishing industries, all of which I have had some connection with. When singing I try to be sincere and the songs describe the bad as well as the good (and mostly it was bad). There is nostalgia for sure but I don't suggest we go back to those times. No, they were not the good old days. The thing I try to convey is the honour and dignity of the people who worked so hard, honest toil, as opposed to those who sat back and watched the money roll in. Some things don't change though, the majority of the wealth in this country is still owned and controlled by a very small minority.