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LIVERPUDLIAN poet and performer Jackie Hagan tries to put her audience at ease. It’s the opening night of the Common People festival showcasing working-class theatre makers and discussions on class and the arts sector.
Jackie Hagan
“Estate people think that middle-class people have had everything on a plate,” she says. But she assures the audience that she knows it’s not always true. “I know that middle-class people have problems too. I know that because I’ve slept with a lot of you.”
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