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Billy Hughes was a class traitor who is responsible for the death of 60,000+ workers, both Indigenous and settlers, who were sent to die in europe between 1914 and 1918.

Hundreds of thousands of diggers returned traumatised, their lives changed forever. After risking their lives for king and empire, many faced homelessness and destitution. Not much has changed in 100 years.

Hughes was an opportunist, a liar and a cheat. After migrating to the colonies, lying about his age and securing assisted passage, the stolen valor 'little digger', never fought in a war, and destroyed generations.

"In this episode we discuss Christopher Hill's The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution, originally published in 1972.

This book is widely regarded as a seminal work of history from below, which popularised the concept of the English Revolution and helped to establish the ideas of the Levellers, Diggers, Seekers and Ranters as a key part of the radical tradition in England and beyond."

https://open.spotify.com/episode/28Kxvtu9tqe9xUSNKbNo5P