Now that the separatist challenge appears distant, that same trumpeted public sector housing success is labelled "serfdom".
No doubt he represents an area where there are many tied cottages, whose tenants know a great deal about serfdom.
On the other hand, they are symbolic to the other side of serfdom and of the introduction of totalitarianism.
A toft was a homestead, indicating the serfdom of mediaeval fishermen of the area.
It is the difference between freedom and serfdom.
Unfortunately, the high street banks today are what the barons were in medieval times, for they force us into financial serfdom.
Serfdom hampered locational as well as social mobility.
While it is possible that certain cultural norms played a role here, there is another, even more obvious, factor that must be considered : the institution of serfdom.
