"Stu and Debbie Hanna have at last recorded an album of entirely self-composed songs, and it's one of the most original political folk sets of the year. The multi-instrumentalist husband and wife duo (...) have until now specialised in reviving Victorian material from the north-east, while adding just a few excellent songs of their own. Here they match angry lyrics about the hard times of contemporary England with sturdy, unexpected melodies ... Ewan MacColl would have been impressed".