in the work, priestley also expresses racism towards irish immigrants in england: "a great many speeches have been made and books written on the subject of what england has done to ireland... i should be interested to hear a speech and read a book or two on the subject of what ireland has done to england... if we do have an irish republic as our neighbour, and it is found possible to return her exiled citizens, what a grand clearance there will be in all the western ports, from the clyde to cardiff, what a fine exit of ignorance and dirt and drunkenness and disease."