And I think there's a real danger in making up stories about our past, however good a point you can make.

Glad no-one convinced Homer or Shakespeare about that.

Sigh. I'll clarify:

I think there's a real danger in making up stories about our past and passing them off as true, however good a point you can make.

The Recruited Collier is a good song. "The Recruited Collier is a folk song from a mining community" is a false statement.