Latest News
Celtic FC Foundation
The Kano Foundation
Hoople
The Price of Coal
Don't Let it Be Forgot · Aug 7, 2021

The Price of Coal

The Price of Coal
The Price of Coal

In the years between the wars, it wasn’t unusual for working class lads of 14 to join their fathers and uncles in the coal mines of Scotland. The work was dirty, dangerous and demanding and as the price of coal fell, mine owners sought to continue profitability by cutting miners’ wages. In the space of a few years in the 1920s, miners in Scotland would see their pay drop from £6 to £3.90 per week. The ongoing industrial slump of the 1920s saw wages and conditions suffer...

Continue Reading

Win 2 VIP tickets for JOHN COLLINS in conversation with A Celtic State of MindWin 2 VIP tickets for JOHN COLLINS in conversation with A Celtic State of Mind