MY husband and I were at the Civic Theatre recently to see the marvellous production of Brassed Off. All the cast and the members of the Durham Miners Association Band were brilliant.

At the end, when Danny, the band leader, gave an impassioned speech about the shabby treatment they had had at the hands of the Tory government, I felt like shouting: “Nowt’s changed lads.”

Mrs B Brown, Darlington.